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2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections · Headline outcomes only

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Intervention not reported

Antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year) **Corticosteroids not meta‐analysed · adults (> 18 years of age) with either COPD or recurrent acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

The intervention may leads to higher antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year)… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Haemophilus influenzae oral vaccination for preventing acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.81 [1.35, 2.44]
3 studies · 142 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Adverse events ‐ recurrent fever · acute bacterial meningitis

The intervention probably leads to higher adverse events ‐ recurrent fever (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [1.09, 1.47]
12 studies · 1723 participants
Moderate