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Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Reviewed September 2009
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Surgery versus non-surgical treatment for bronchiectasis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Removal of affected parts of the lung is often carried out in patients with bronchiectasis. A review was performed with the aim of identifying evidence for the benefit of surgery in bronchiectasis. No randomised controlled trials were identified so it i...
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Apr 2009
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Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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For over half a century antibiotics have been given to patients that have suffered from a penetrating injury to the abdominal peritoneal cavity in an attempt to decrease the incidence of post-operative wound infection, intra-abdominal infection and mort...
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Jan 2009
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Doxycycline for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of doxycycline on osteoarthritis....
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Jan 2009
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Antibiotics for treating chronic osteomyelitis in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow caused by pus-forming bacteria, mycobacteria or fungi. All bone infection that is long-standing is called chronic osteomyelitis. Antibiotics can be administered either orally or parenterally (...
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Dec 2008
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Antibiotics for treating acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Sickle cell disease affects millions of people throughout the world. Acute chest syndrome is a major cause of illness and death in people with sickle cell disease. Symptoms include fever, chest pain and a raised white blood cell count. Acute infection o...
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Oct 2008
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis for colorectal surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Abdominal surgical wound infection (SWI) in patients having operations on the large intestine occurs in about 40% of patients if antibiotics are not given. This risk can be greatly diminished by the administration of antibiotics prophylactically before ...
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Oct 2008
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Troleandomycin as an oral corticosteroid sparing agent in stable asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Troleandomycin is a macrolide antibiotic with established effects in the treatment of infections. It alters the breakdown of corticosteroid drugs, so may be of benefit in asthma. This review found three small studies, that provide no evidence to justify...
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Sep 2008
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Home intravenous antibiotics for cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a serious genetic disease linked with recurrent lung infections. As a result of these, the person's lung disease becomes progressively worse. Lung infections are often treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospital for a n...
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May 2008
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Antibiotics to reduce post-tonsillectomy morbidity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed operation in children and adults. Following the operation nearly all patients experience significant pain, need regular painkillers, and are unable to resume normal diet and activities for several hours. Rarer, but ...
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Feb 2008
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Antibiotics versus control for toxoplasma retinochoroiditis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis occurs when a parasite called toxoplasma gondii gets into the retina (the light sensitive layer inside the eye) and the choroid (layer of the eyeball near the retina). This causes inflammation that can scar the retina and re...
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Jan 2008
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Prolonged antibiotics for purulent bronchiectasis in children and adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The available evidence examining the use of prolonged antibiotic therapy in bronchiectasis suggests that this intervention incurs a small advantage. The evidence is derived from a small number of diverse trials and further research is needed to confirm ...
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Jan 2008
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Antibiotics for mastitis in breastfeeding women
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Inflammation of breast or mastitis could be infective or non-infective. Infective mastitis is one of the most common infections experienced by breastfeeding women. The condition (infective or not) varies in severity, ranging from mild symptoms with some...
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Dec 2007
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Antibiotics versus placebo for acute bacterial conjunctivitis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Acute bacterial conjunctivitis is an infective condition in which the eyes become red and inflamed. The condition is not normally serious and usually recedes spontaneously within about a week. People with acute conjunctivitis are often given antibiotics...
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Oct 2007
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Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Neutropenia (low white blood count) is a complication of cancer chemotherapy exposing patients to life-threatening infections. Current practice for neutropenic patients with fever is hospital admission and treatment with intravenous antibiotics. Febrile...
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Sep 2007
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Modes of administration of antibiotics for symptomatic severe urinary tract infections
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Severe urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection in adults and children, causing acute disease with a variety of symptoms such as fever and flank pain. This may lead to kidney damage, kidney failure or hypertension. Standard therapy involves a...
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Aug 2007
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated ear surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ear surgery, as surgery in general, can be divided into several categories: clean, clean-contaminated, contaminated and dirty surgery. Postoperative complications can include wound infection, discharge from the outer ear canal, labyrinthitis and graft f...
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Jun 2007
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