Fig 1.
Flow chart showing the process for inclusion of systematic reviews assessing shorter versus longer duration antibiotics for bacterial infections in secondary care.
Table 1.
Characteristics of included systematic reviews.
Fig 2.
Effect of shorter versus longer duration antibiotics on clinical resolution* in adults with bacterial infection in secondary care.
Table 2.
Comparison of effects of short and long duration of antibiotics in adults.
Table 3.
Secondary outcomes of systematic reviews in adults.
Fig 3.
Effect of shorter versus longer duration antibiotics on clinical resolution in children with bacterial infections in secondary care.
Table 4.
Comparison of effects of short and long duration of antibiotics in children*.
Table 5.
Secondary outcomes of systematic reviews in children*.