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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

51 questions · 56 findings · 14 reviews

No studies found 4 · 7.1%GRADE not reported 9 · 16.1%Very low 15 · 26.8%Low 14 · 25%Moderate 8 · 14.3%High 6 · 10.7%

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Diarrhoea · patients symptomatic for NTS infection

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence of diarrhoea at 2‐4 days compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics

Suspected ototoxicity · people (of any age) with CSOM

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics changes suspected ototoxicity ‐ measured at 10 days to 3 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) vs placebo or no intervention

Length of hospital stay · neonates with sepsis

Pentoxifylline with antibiotics (any dose or duration) showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay (LOS) in days compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review