4. Resolution of ear discharge.
| Reference | Unit of randomisation | Reported | Definition | Otoscopically confirmed? | Time points | Notes |
| de Miguel 1999 | Person | Person | "global index of clinical microbiological cure" | Yes | 1 to 2 weeks (7 days) | — |
| Esposito 1990 | Person | Person | "clinically cured" | Unclear | 1 to 2 weeks (5 to 11 days), 2 to 4 weeks (19 to 24 days) | Results examined but not reported at 1 to 2 weeks |
| Esposito 1992 | Person | Person | "clinically and bacteriologically cured" | Unclear | 2 to 4 weeks (19 to 31 days) | Authors describe follow‐up as taking place 14 to 21 days after treatment cessation (treatment was for 5 to 10 days) |
| Povedano 1995 | Person | Person | "healed" ("curation") | Unclear | 1 to 2 weeks (10 days) | Results described as healing, improvement or failure "Healing" should correspond with "dry ear" since even patients with "improvement" were described as no longer having otorrhoea |
| Ramos 2003 | Person | Person | "cured" according to "indices de curacion" | Yes | 1 to 2 weeks (10 days) | — |
| Yuen 1994 | Person | Person | "dry" | Unclear | 1 to 2 weeks (end of second week) | No information provided on whether there were participants with bilateral CSOM and how these data were counted |
CSOM: chronic suppurative otitis media