Comparison 24. Co‐trimoxazole versus chloramphenicol.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Age in months	1	111	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.90 [‐0.64, 4.44]
2 Male sex	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.89 [0.42, 1.89]
3 Weight for age	1	111	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [‐3.11, 3.11]
4 Wheezing positive	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.11, 4.15]
5 Cure rate	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.47, 2.40]
6 Failure rate	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.45, 2.33]
7 Excluded	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.94 [0.42, 2.12]
8 Relapse rate	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.02 [0.24, 4.30]
9 Need for change in antibiotics	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.42 [0.46, 4.40]
10 Death rate	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	2.21 [0.63, 7.83]
11 Organisms isolated on blood culture or lung puncture	1	111	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.25 [0.47, 3.30]