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SynthesisArchives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2026

Azithromycin for eradication of

Zhe Chen, Zhimei Jiang, Dan Liu, Yan Wen, Linan Zeng, Liang Huang, Jing Shi, Lingli Zhang

Abstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

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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.

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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

8 authors.

Zhe ChenSichuan University West China School of Pharmacy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-3120
Zhimei JiangDepartment of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Dan LiuDepartment of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yan WenDepartment of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Linan ZengDepartment of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Liang Huang *Department of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China zhanglingli22@163.com hliang_1022@163.com shijing@scu.edu.cn.
Jing Shi *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China zhanglingli22@163.com hliang_1022@163.com shijing@scu.edu.cn.
Lingli Zhang *Department of Pharmacy/Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital; Children's Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, China zhanglingli22@163.com hliang_1022@163.com shijing@scu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of azithromycin in eradicating

designSix literature databases and three clinical trial registration platforms were searched for studies up to 22 July 2024. The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan V.5.3.

resultsA total of 1723 preterm infants from 10 randomised controlled trials and 3 case series were included. In all preterm infants, azithromycin significantly improved PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42024585836.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinBronchopulmonary DysplasiaUreaplasmaUreaplasma InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRespiration, ArtificialAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinNeonatologyPaediatricsPharmacology

Identifiers

PMID40044402
PMCPMC13018783

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