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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

4,320 questions · 4,561 findings · 388 reviews

No studies found 1,138 · 25%GRADE not reported 886 · 19.4%Very low 1,014 · 22.2%Low 849 · 18.6%Moderate 543 · 11.9%High 131 · 2.9%

Xylitol vs control

Hospitalisation ‐ not reported · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Mortality ‐ not reported · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Number of days missed at school or daycare ‐ not measured · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

Cost ‐ not measured · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age
3 findings from 1 review

Xylitol vs control

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 vs control

Antibiotic administration · preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of age

Xylitol showed no clear difference in antibiotic administration compared with control (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review