Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics
Serious complications ‐ measured at 19 to 24 days · people (of any age) with CSOM
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews
No studies found 1 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics
Serious complications ‐ mastoid abscess measured at 12 weeks · people with CSOM; one study included patients of unknown age; one study included children with CSOM who had not responded to initial…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics changes serious complications ‐ mastoid abscess measured at 12 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.02 [0.07, 15.86]1 study · 101 participantsVery low
Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics
Serious complications · schoolchildren with CSOM
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found