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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,352 questions · 1,400 findings · 169 reviews

No studies found 309 · 22.1%GRADE not reported 115 · 8.2%Very low 350 · 25%Low 324 · 23.1%Moderate 240 · 17.1%High 62 · 4.4%

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Clinical treatment failure (Persistent or worsening symptoms at the end of treatment) · patients symptomatic for NTS infection

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes clinical treatment failure (Persistent or worsening symptoms at the… compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Diarrhoea · patients symptomatic for NTS infection

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence of diarrhoea at 2‐4 days compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Topical antibiotics with steroids vs topical antibiotics

Health‐related quality of life · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Topical antibiotics with steroids vs topical antibiotics

Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge

It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation compared with topical antibiotics alone (same antibiotics) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review