Antibiotics vs no antibiotics
- Antibiotics for neonates born through meconium‐stained amniotic fluid 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted3 studies · 445 participantsLow
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in incidence of mechanical ventilation compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in incidence of MAS compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in mortality (before discharge) compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in incidence of mechanical ventilation compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in incidence of respiratory failure compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in mortality (before discharge) compared with control (no antibiotics) (low certainty).
Comparison 1: route of antibiotic may leads to lower neonatal mortality ‐ oral antibiotic compared with standard care (low certainty).
Comparison 1: route of antibiotic probably leads to lower neonatal mortality ‐ injectable antibiotic compared with standard care (moderate certainty).
Comparison 1: route of antibiotic showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality ‐ oral + injectable antibiotics compared with standard care (moderate certainty).
Comparison 1: antibiotic alone or antibiotic with other newborn care… showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality ‐ antibiotics alone compared with standard care (moderate certainty).
Comparison 2: any simplified antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality compared with the standard antibiotic regimen (7 days injectable benzylpenicillin… (moderate certainty).
Comparison 2: any simplified antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in treatment failure compared with the standard antibiotic regimen (7 days injectable benzylpenicillin… (moderate certainty).
Comparison 2: any simplified antibiotic regimen showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with the standard antibiotic regimen (7 days injectable benzylpenicillin… (moderate certainty).