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