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888 questions · 936 findings · 109 reviews

No studies found 196 · 20.9%GRADE not reported 88 · 9.4%Very low 226 · 24.1%Low 217 · 23.2%Moderate 152 · 16.2%High 57 · 6.1%

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics

Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · schoolchildren with CSOM

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics changes resolution of ear discharge (4 weeks or more) ‐ measured at 3 to 4… compared with no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children without VUR · children with previous UTI and most do not have a renal tract abnormality such as VUR

Antibiotic treatment showed no clear difference in recurrence of symptomatic UTI in children without VUR compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review