Cochrane · systematic review · CD008233

Systemic antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps in adults

Piromchai Patorn, Thanaviratananich Sanguansak, Laopaiboon Malinee · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library

ENTAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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 3 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Roxithromycin compared to placebo for chronic rhinosinusitis in adults

Population: chronic rhinosinusitis in adults
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Patient response score Scale from: 1 to 6
Roxithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 64 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Mean change from baseline of SNOT‐20 at the end of treatment Scale from: 0 to 5
Roxithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 64 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Mean change from baseline of SNOT‐20 at 3 months post‐treatment Scale from: 0 to 5
Roxithromycin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 64 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision