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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

13 questions · 13 findings · 2 reviews · Airways

No studies found 4 · 30.8%GRADE not reported 2 · 15.4%Very low 1 · 7.7%Low 6 · 46.2%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Quinolone vs macrolides

Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Quinolone vs tetracycline

Quality of life Drug resistance/microbial sensitivity Serious adverse events Lung function Hospitalisations Adverse events/side effects Number of participants colonised with P aeruginosa · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoroquinolones vs amoxicillin

Response rate ‐ treatment failure · adults aged 18 years and above with diagnosis of non‐cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Fluoroquinolones may leads to lower response rate ‐ treatment failure compared with amoxicillin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoroquinolones vs amoxicillin

Response rate ‐ microbiological response · adults aged 18 years and above with diagnosis of non‐cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Fluoroquinolones may leads to higher response rate ‐ microbiological response compared with amoxicillin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoroquinolones vs amoxicillin

Response rate ‐ improvement in sputum purulence (excellent) · adults aged 18 years and above with diagnosis of non‐cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

It is very uncertain whether fluoroquinolones changes response rate ‐ improvement in sputum purulence (excellent) compared with amoxicillin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review