Evidence Gaps

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Gastrointestinal adverse events · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age

Xylitol showed no clear difference in gastrointestinal‐related adverse events compared with control (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.92, 1.16]
1 study · 326 participants
Moderate
Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.43 [0.74, 2.75]
3 studies · 1826 participants
Moderate
Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.82 [0.61, 13]
1 study · 1277 participants
Moderate