Antibiotics versus non-antibiotic treatments for acute otitis externa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rosalind Di TragliaBen Tudor-GreenSayed Jameel Muzaffar Daniele Borsetto Matthew E Smith

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2023)

Antiseptic, steroid and antibiotic monotherapies are all effective for the management of acute otitis externa. There is insufficient evidence to suggest that topical antiseptic or steroid agents are superior or inferior to topical antibiotics.

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