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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,296 questions · 1,330 findings · 157 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 297 · 22.3%GRADE not reported 88 · 6.6%Very low 327 · 24.6%Low 317 · 23.8%Moderate 239 · 18%High 62 · 4.7%

Antibiotics vs placebo

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Adverse event: anaphylaxis · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes adverse event: anaphylaxis compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs no treatment

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

Antibiotics may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME (up to 3 months) № of participants: 542… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Failure to maintain clinical remission at end of study · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes failure to maintain clinical remission at end of study compared with 5‐ASA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review