Illustrates the combined direct and indirect estimates from the network meta-analysis of the summary odds ratios for the various interventions, compared with oral antibiotics. The odds ratio for topical antibiotic-glucocorticoid is 5.3 (95% confidence interval 1.2 to 27.0). The odds ratio for Watchful waiting/Placebo is 0.45 (95% confidence interval 0.1 to 2.1). The odds ratios for the other interventions (topical antibiotic-glucocorticoid and oral antibiotic, topical antibiotic, and oral antibiotic and oral glucocorticoid are wide and overlap the null value of 1.

Figure LRelative effectiveness of interventions compared to treatment with oral antibiotics

OR=Odds Ratio, CrI=Credible Interval

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