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5 questions · 8 findings · 2 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections · Headline outcomes only

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Oral corticosteroids vs placebo or NSAID

Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 3 to 7 · patients with acute sinusitis

Oral corticosteroids probably leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Oral corticosteroids vs placebo or NSAID

Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 4 to 14 · patients with acute sinusitis

Oral corticosteroids probably leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Oral corticosteroids vs placebo or NSAID

Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 4 to 14 ‐ Co‐treatment with antibiotics · patients with acute sinusitis

Oral corticosteroids may leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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