Meta-analyses on the Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections

This article evaluates published meta-analyses dealing with the prevention and/or treatment of respiratory tract infections of bacterial origin in adult immunocompetent patients. The infections studied were otitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis/tonsillopharyngitis, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, community-acquired pneumonia, and nosocomial pneumonia (including ventilator-associated pneumonia).