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Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics

Suspected ototoxicity · people with CSOM; one study included patients of unknown age; one study included children with CSOM who had not responded to initial…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics

Suspected ototoxicity · schoolchildren with CSOM

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 204 participants
Very low

Antibiotics vs no treatment/placebo

Suspected ototoxicity · children with CSOM

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

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

Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3 [0.13, 71.92]
3 studies · 250 participants
Very low