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ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2019

Safety of azithromycin in paediatrics: a systematic review protocol.

Peipei Xu, Linan Zeng, Tao Xiong, Imti Choonara, Shamim Qazi, Lingli Zhang

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Article in BMJ paediatrics open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

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

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Peipei XuDepartmentof Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3646-8257
Linan ZengDepartmentof Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tao XiongNeonataldepartment, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0408-1288
Imti ChoonaraAcademicDivision of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children'sHospital, Derby, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3069-6323
Shamim QaziDepartment of Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Swaziland.
Lingli ZhangDepartmentof Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNUniversity of Nottingham · GBWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAzithromycin is widely used in children not only in the treatment of individual children with infectious diseases, but also as mass drug administration (MDA) within a community to eradicate or control specific tropical diseases. MDA has also been reported to have a beneficial effect on child mortality and morbidity. However, concerns have been raised about the safety of azithromycin, especially in young children. The aim of this review is to systematically identify the safety of azithromycin in children of all ages. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, CINAHL, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring systems will be systematically searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies, case series and case reports evaluating the safety of azithromycin in children. The Cochrane risk of bias tool, Newcastle-Ottawa and quality assessment tools, and The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools will be used for quality assessment. Meta-analyses will be conducted to the incidence of ADRs from RCTs if appropriate. Subgroup analyses will be performed in different age and azithromycin dosage groups. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Formal ethical approval is not required as no primary data are collected. This systematic review will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018112629.

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general paediatricstherapeutics

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PMCPMC6598555
OpenAlexW2950479796

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