EXPERT REACTION: How reliable is a review suggesting Hydroxychloroquine works for early COVID-19?
Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts.
Systematic review: This type of study is a structured approach to reviewing all the evidence to answer a specific question. It can include a meta-analysis which is a statistical method of combining the data from multiple studies to get an overall result.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Systematic review: This type of study is a structured approach to reviewing all the evidence to answer a specific question. It can include a meta-analysis which is a statistical method of combining the data from multiple studies to get an overall result.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
A systematic review suggests that Hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19 when used early in the outpatient setting, however, an Australian expert says the results of this review are not trustworthy
Journal/conference: New Microbes and New Infections
Link to research (DOI): 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100776
Organisation/s: Bond University, Illinois Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center, USA
Funder: The authors of this paper have no conflict of interest- financial, personal, or other in regards to COVID19 or hydroxychloroquine usage. This research has received no external funding
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