Comparison 2. Short‐acting antibiotic > 48 hours short‐term treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Treatment failure at 1 month or less	16	5093	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.34 [1.15, 1.55]
2 Treatment failure at 8 to 19 days	11	3932	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.37 [1.15, 1.64]
3 Treatment failure at 20 to 30 days	9	2476	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.16 [0.94, 1.42]
4 Treatment failure at 3 months or less	7	2068	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.18 [0.98, 1.41]
5 Treatment failure at 90 days	2	207	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.16 [0.65, 2.06]
6 Treatment failure at 30 to 45 days	5	1861	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.18 [0.97, 1.43]