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Comparison 1 Antibiotics versus placebo, Outcome 19 Duration of exacerbation.
| Duration of exacerbation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Median days of exacerbation, treatment arm | Median days of exacerbation, placebo arm | P value |
| Continuous antibiotics | |||
| Seemungal 2008 | 9 (6 to14) | 13 (6 to 24) | 0.036 Mann‐Whitney test |
| Pulsed antibiotics | |||
| Mygind 2010 | 93 (total exacerbation days at home or hospitalised) | 111 (total exacerbations days at home or hospitalised) | 0.04 |
