| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Aaron 2005 | Not an assessment of a specific treatment regimen. |
| Blumer 2005 | Participants with Bcc not randomised, all given same treatment. |
| Bosso 1987 | Separate data not available for participants with Bcc infection ‐ confirmed by trial authors. |
| Bosso 1988 | Separate data not available for participants with Bcc infection ‐ confirmed by trial authors. |
| Carswell 1987 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Conway 1996 | Not clear if participants had Bcc infections and no answer from trial authors after contact. |
| Cooper 1985 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Gold 1985 | No separate data available for participants chronically infected with Bcc organisms. |
| Gold 1987a | Separate data not available for participants with Bcc infection ‐ confirmed by trial authors. |
| Gold 1987b | No separate data available for participants chronically infected with Bcc organisms. |
| Heiniger 1993 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Hoogkamp‐Korstanje 1983 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Huang 1979 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Huang 1982 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Ivanov 1997 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Kapranov 1995 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Knight 1979 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. Assessed stable participants only, not those being treated for an exacerbation. |
| Knowles 1988 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Krause 1979 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Ledson 2002 | Assessed stable participants only, not those being treated for an exacerbation. |
| Loenig‐Baucke 1978 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. Assessed stable participants only, not those being treated for an exacerbation. |
| Nathanson 1985 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Powell 1983 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Reed 1987a | Not clear if participants had Bcc infections and no answer from trial authors after contact. |
| Reed 1987b | Not clear if participants had Bcc infections and no answer from trial authors after contact. |
| Rubio 1987 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Salh 1992 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Tullis 2014 | Not a trial of a regimen for acute exacerbations |
| Wang 1988 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
| Wesley 1988 | Not a trial of participants with Bcc infections. |
Bcc: Burkholderia cepacia complex