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Figure Legends
Figure 1. Flowchart of article search and selection.
Figure 2: Practical algorithm based on different phenotypes of otitis in children.
Abbreviations: OME: otitis media with effusion; AOM: acute otitis media; RAOM: recurrent acute otitis media; CSOM: chronic suppurative otitis media.