Estimated risk for UTI 0–7 days following short duration antibiotic therapy in 1000 children, with different risks of UTI (using the summary RR of 1.06; 95% CI of 0.64 and 1.76)
| Effect of treating children with short duration of antibiotics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk of UTI 0–7 days after standard duration therapy | Number with UTI after standard duration therapy | Extra children with UTI after short duration | Fewer children with UTI after short duration (best scenario) | Extra children with UTI after short duration (worst scenario) |
| *Data from Craig et al.2 | ||||
| †Data from Winberg et al.3 | ||||
| ‡Mean rate of UTI, 0–7 days after standard duration therapy from 8 data sets included in meta-analysis.17–19,21,23–25 | ||||
| 1%* | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3%† | 30 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 14%‡ | 140 | 8 | 50 | 110 |