Comparison 7. Short‐acting antibiotic > 48 hours short‐term treatment; Sensitivity Analysis: include chronic OM.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Treatment failure at 1 month or less	6	1713	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.37 [1.09, 1.72]
2 Treatment failure at 20 to 30 days	5	1149	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.89, 1.54]