Comparison 18. Azithromycin single‐dose short‐term treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Treatment failure at 25 to 32 days	2	608	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.01 [0.69, 1.47]
2 Treatment failure at 25 to 32 days, =< 2 yrs old	2	368	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.68 [0.43, 1.09]
3 Treatment failure at 25 to 32 days, > 2 yrs old	2	240	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.08 [0.53, 2.20]
4 Gastrointestinal adverse effects	2	658	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.66 [0.45, 0.96]