Influenza vaccine vs control: Final diagnosis of at least one episode of AOM
Influenza vaccine showed no clear difference in at least 1 episode of acute otitis media compared with control (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Influenza vaccine vs control At least 1 episode of acute otitis media · infants and children Influenza vaccine showed no clear difference in at least 1 episode of acute otitis media compared with control (low certainty). Influenza vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.84 [0.69, 1.02] | 4 studies · 3134 participants | Low |
Influenza vaccine vs control At least one episode of AOM · infants and children Influenza vaccine leads to lower at least one episode of AOM compared with control (high certainty). Influenza vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010089.PUB2, superseded | RR 0.8 [0.67, 0.96] | 5 studies · 4736 participants | High |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.