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Macrolides have been identified as a potential treatment option for chronic rhinosinusitis due to their immunomodulatory effects; however, the evidence supporting their use is still conflicting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate new evidence along with previously reported studies of the use of macrolides in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Search strategy<\/jats:title><jats:p>Medline, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EMBASE<\/jats:styled-content>, Cochrane <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CENTRAL<\/jats:styled-content>,<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\"> LILACS<\/jats:styled-content>, clinicaltrials.gov, and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were all searched (until June 2015 Medline and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EMBASE<\/jats:styled-content> searches were updated January 2016). Randomised controlled trials comparing low\u2010dose macrolide antibiotics <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic> placebo, as an adjunct to other therapies, or low\u2010dose macrolide therapy alone <jats:italic>versus<\/jats:italic> other therapies were included in this review.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Evaluation method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Quality of the evidence was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Continuous outcomes were expressed as mean differences or standardised mean differences with 95% confidence interval. Data were pooled using fixed\u2010effects models.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nine randomised controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. Studies were classified into three distinct comparisons: Low\u2010dose macrolide therapy vs. placebo, low\u2010dose macrolide +\/\u2212 nasal steroids vs. nasal steroid and low\u2010dose macrolides vs. other therapies. The overall quality of the evidence is low due to limitations in study design, imprecision, and indirectness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Positive results were seen with the use of macrolide therapy in the postoperative period in patients with nasal polyps. A firm conclusion with respect to the effectiveness of the use of macrolides for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis cannot be reached based on the available evidence. 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