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. 2017 Apr 18;2017(4):CD001912. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001912.pub4

Comparison 1. Anti‐staphylococcal prophylaxis versus 'as required' treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Lung function (% predicted) 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
1.1 FEV₁ at 6 years 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 FVC at 6 years 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Number of children from whom S aureus isolated at least once 3   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
2.1 1 year 2 248 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.27 [0.15, 0.48]
2.2 2 years 3 315 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.21 [0.13, 0.35]
2.3 3 years 2 260 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.22 [0.13, 0.38]
2.4 4 years 1 127 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.10 [0.04, 0.25]
2.5 5 years 1 98 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.09 [0.03, 0.26]
2.6 6 years 1 43 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.11 [0.03, 0.46]
3 Z score weight 2   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
3.1 6 months 1 32 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.30 [‐0.54, 1.14]
3.2 1 year 2 133 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.12 [‐0.50, 0.26]
3.3 2 years 2 140 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.06 [‐0.33, 0.45]
3.4 3 years 1 112 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.14 [‐0.58, 0.30]
4 Z score length 2   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
4.1 6 months 1 23 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.52 [‐0.36, 1.40]
4.2 1 year 2 127 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.06 [‐0.36, 0.48]
4.3 2 years 2 134 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.23 [‐0.65, 0.19]
4.4 3 years 1 112 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.07 [‐0.50, 0.36]
5 Number of children requiring admission (annualised rates) 3 243 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.96 [0.50, 1.86]
6 Days in hospital (annualised rates) 3 242 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.88 [‐1.35, 3.10]
7 Number of children receiving additional antibiotics 1   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
8 Days of additional antibiotics 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
9 Number of children from whom H influenzae isolated at least once 1   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
9.1 2 years 1   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
10 Number of children from whom P aeruginosa isolated at least once 3   Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
10.1 1 year 2 247 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.42 [0.77, 2.60]
10.2 2 years 3 315 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.74 [0.45, 1.23]
10.3 3 years 2 261 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.88 [0.51, 1.51]
10.4 4 years 1 127 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.28 [0.62, 2.64]
10.5 5 years 1 98 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.97 [0.85, 4.58]
10.6 6 years 1 43 Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 3.67 [0.77, 17.35]
11 Adverse effects: mean number of days experiencing adverse effect 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
11.1 Generalised rash 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
11.2 Nappy rash 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
11.3 Increased stool frequency 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
12 Shwachman score 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
12.1 3 years 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
13 Chrispin‐Norman Score 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
13.1 3 years 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]