Comparison 10. Short‐acting antibiotic > 48 hours short‐term treatment; Sensitivity analysis: same antibiotic in treatment arms.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Treatment failure at 1 month or less	9	3321	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.65 [1.35, 2.01]
2 Treatment failure at 8 to 19 days	6	2153	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.97 [1.54, 2.52]
3 Treatment failure at 20 to 30 days	4	1319	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.27 [0.92, 1.76]
4 Treatment failure at 3 months or less	5	1492	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.24 [1.00, 1.53]
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	3	1285	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.25 [1.00, 1.57]