Cochrane · systematic review · CD007880
Antibiotics for preventing suppurative complications from undifferentiated acute respiratory infections in children under five years of age
Alves Galvão, MG, Rocha Crispino Santos, MA, Alves da Cunha, AJL · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyComparison
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Otitis media | RR 0.7 [0.45, 1.11] | 3 studies · 414 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Comparison
Population: children under 5 years of age with undifferentiated ARI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia ‐ 12 to 58 months of age | RR 1.1 [0.71, 1.69] | 1 study · 563 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pneumonia ‐ 0 to 11 months of age | RR 0.96 [0.52, 1.76] | 1 study · 326 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Comparison
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Otitis | RR 0.7 [0.45, 1.11] | 3 studies · 414 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Comparison
Population: children under five years of age with undifferentiated ARI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia ‐ 12 to 58 months of age | RR 1.1 [0.71, 1.69] | 1 study · 563 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pneumonia ‐ 0 to 11 months of age | RR 0.96 [0.52, 1.76] | 1 study · 326 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |