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ReviewThe open AIDS journal2018

Treatment Outcome and Adverse Events of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Based Regimens as Compared to Zidovudine Based Regimens Among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Adane Teshome Kefale, Tegene Legese Dadi, Tessema Tsehay Biru, Teshale Ayele Mega

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Review in The open AIDS journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adane Teshome KefaleCollege of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia.
Tegene Legese DadiCollege of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia.
Tessema Tsehay BiruCollege of Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia.
Teshale Ayele MegaInstitute of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Mizan Tepi University · ETJimma University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFindings from different studies report inferior clinical and virologic efficacy with TDF/3TC/NVP. But, some studies show that, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality among ZDV and TDF based regimens. The objective of this review was to systematically identify, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence on efficacy and safety of TDF based regimen as compared to ZDV based regimens.

methodsA three-step search strategy was used to locate published and unpublished studies. First, an initial limited search of google was undertaken followed by analysis of text words. A second extensive search was undertaken. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Medline, and CINHAL. We did the initial search for articles on July 11-18, 2016, and updated the results on May 13, 2017.Third, the reference lists of all identified articles was searched for additional studies.

resultsZDV based regimens had better outcome on prevention of mortality (OR=1.31, 95%CI (1.14, 1.50), I

conclusionThere is lower mortality and lower virologic failure in ZDV group, but better safety profile among TDF based regimens.

Indexed as

HIV/AIDSTDFTenofovirTreatment outcomeZDV groupZidovudine

Identifiers

PMID30008973
PMCPMC6009132
OpenAlexW2802042528

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