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Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Reviewed September 2008
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Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antibiotics are used to treat infections, such as pneumonia, that are caused by bacteria. Over time however, many bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem for individual patients and health care systems; ...
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Jul 2005
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Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antibiotics are used to treat infections, such as pneumonia or ear infections, that are caused by bacteria. Over time however, many bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. This means that even when antibiotics are taken they may fail to cure an i...
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Aug 2005
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Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Colds are usually caused by viruses, which do not respond to antibiotics. However, antibiotics cause adverse effects, especially diarrhoea, and overuse can increase levels of antibiotic resistance in the community. Results do not show any benefit from t...
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Apr 2005
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Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Scrub typhus is a bacterial disease in regions of Asia and the Pacific. Antibiotics (chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and doxycycline) have been used to treat the disease. Resistance to these antibiotics has been reported.
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Antibiotics for preventing infection in open limb fractures
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Wound and bone infections are common complications following open fractures of the limbs. For more than 20 years, in developed countries, the use of antibiotics has been a part of a standard management protocol that also includes irrigation, surgical de...
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Oct 2003
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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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Jan 2006
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Antibiotics versus placebo for prevention of postoperative infection after appendicectomy.
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antibiotic prophylaxis could be considered for routine in emergency appendectomies.Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention. This is associated with increased risk of postoperative complications, woun...
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Apr 2005
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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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Feb 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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Aug 2004
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for hernia repair.
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The use of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hernia repair is currently a controversial issue. Although elective hernia repair is considered a clean procedure, the rate of postoperative wound infection in many countries exceeds the one expected for cl...
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Mar 2007
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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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Ursodeoxycholic acid and/or antibiotics for prevention of biliary stent occlusion
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Malignant occlusion of the biliary tract can be relieved by insertion of a stent, which allows passage of the biliary fluid. However, stents often clog. This Review examines if ursodeoxycholic acid (a bile acid) and/or antibiotics may prevent clogging o...
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Mar 2002
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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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May 2004
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Antibiotics for community acquired pneumonia in adult outpatients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pneumonia, or infection involving the lungs, is responsible for a significant number of deaths worldwide. Pneumonia is especially life-threatening in older people and people with other illnesses that may affect the immune system (such as diabetes). Anti...
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Feb 2004
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Prophylactic antibiotics for transcervical intrauterine procedures
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The lower genital tract is an area which is abundant with normal flora (resident bacteria) so that operative procedures which pass through it may be at increased risk for infection. The operative procedure may cause contamination of the uterine cavity w...
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Apr 2007
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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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Feb 2007
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