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ReviewBulletin of the National Research Centre2021

Review of a controversial treatment method in the fight against COVID-19 with the example of Algeria.

Hani Amir Aouissi, Mostefa Ababsa, Aissam Gaagai

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In one paragraph

Review in Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Screening and confirmation tests for SARS-CoV-2: benefits and drawbacks.Beni-Suef University journal of basic and applied sciences · 2023
    Review
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  7. Cross-species virus transmission and its pandemic potential.Bulletin of the National Research Centre · 2022
    Review
  8. Development of gold nanoparticle-based biosensors for COVID-19 diagnosis.Beni-Suef University journal of basic and applied sciences · 2022
    Review
  9. 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hani Amir AouissiScientific and Technical Research Center On Arid Regions (CRSTRA), 07000 Biskra, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0003-0010-657X
Mostefa AbabsaScientific and Technical Research Center On Arid Regions (CRSTRA), 07000 Biskra, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0002-0388-7175
Aissam GaagaiScientific and Technical Research Center On Arid Regions (CRSTRA), 07000 Biskra, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0002-9646-2837
CRSTRA · DZBadji Mokhtar-Annaba University · DZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs of April 23, 2021, more than 145 million cases and almost 3.07 million related deaths were noted because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic. Considering the low rate vaccination, the alternative that divided opinions for a long time is an old medicine called hydroxychloroquine. MAIN BODY: The aim of this review was to synthesize the different highlights of the most important studies published since the beginning of the epidemic crisis. After a precise study of the available bibliography dealing with this subject and the addition of an adapted example, which is the current situation of Algeria, the results showed the effectiveness of the Algerian method as well as the impact that this treatment had.

conclusionWe concluded that in brief, given the inexistence of a better solution, we ultimately recommend that patients with severe COVID-19 to be treated for the moment with Hydroxychloroquine combined with Azithromycin in view of its effectiveness, while waiting for another solution.

Indexed as

AlgeriaCOVID-19HydroxychloroquinePandemic crisisPublic health

Identifiers

PMID34035647
PMCPMC8135374
OpenAlexW3163988514

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