2. Summary of the various comparisons assessed in the review.

Comparison	Intervention: management based on the results of rapid testing	Control: management based on clinical grounds	Number of trials	Number of participants	Number of participants provided with an antibiotic prescription, risk difference (95% confidence interval)
1	Rapid test with and without using a scoring system (arms combined)	Clinical grounds with and without using a scoring system (arms combined)	5	2545	−25% (−31% to −18%)
2	Rapid test for all	With a scoring system	1	256	−29% (−40% to −17%)
3	Rapid test for all	Without a scoring system	3	1129	−29% (−40% to −19%)
4	Rapid testing only if above a certain clinical score	With a scoring system	3	1416	−21% (−26% to −16%)
5	Rapid testing only if above a certain clinical score	Without a scoring system	1	214	−20% (−34% to −7%)