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Topical antibiotics vs placebo/no treatment

Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured at 1 to 2 weeks · patients with mucopurulent otorrhoea

It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics changes resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured at 1 to 2 weeks compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.74 [1.82, 24.99]
1 study · 35 participants
Very low

Topical antibiotics vs placebo/no treatment

Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · patients with mucopurulent otorrhoea

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found