Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2016; 22(23): 5445-5453
Published online Jun 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i23.5445
Table 2 Assessment of methodological quality of included studies
Ref.RegionAllocation generationAllocation concealmentBlinding of patients and assessorsData analysisLoss to follow upSelective reportingOther bias
Ang et al[36] (2015)SingaporeSealed envelopeAdequateOpen-labelITT/PP10.0%Low riskNot all patients underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing
Hsu et al[33] (2014)TaiwanCompute generatedAdequateOpen-labelITT/PP0.3%Low riskNot all patients underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing
Huang et al[22] (2012)TaiwanComputer generatedUnclearOpen-labelITT/PP6.5%Low riskNo patient underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing
Tai et al[34] (2015)TaiwanComputer generatedAdequateUnclearITT/PP8.0%Low riskNot all patients underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing
Wang et al[35] (2014)ChinaComputer generatedUnclearUnclearITT/PP1.2%Low riskNo patient underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing
Wu et al[20] (2010)TaiwanComputer generatedUnclearOutcome assessor blindedITT/PP0.4%Low riskNot all patients underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing