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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

594 questions · 624 findings · 70 reviews

No studies found 151 · 24.2%GRADE not reported 53 · 8.5%Very low 174 · 27.9%Low 129 · 20.7%Moderate 82 · 13.1%High 35 · 5.6%

Antibiotics vs placebo

Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes hearing ‐ return to normal hearing (as complete improvement in… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Adverse event: anaphylaxis · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes adverse event: anaphylaxis compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs no treatment

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

Antibiotics may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME (up to 3 months) № of participants: 542… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Failure to maintain clinical remission at end of study · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes failure to maintain clinical remission at end of study compared with 5‐ASA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review