Metronidazole (all routes except local only) updated on 01-29-2025

Digestive system anomalies

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type 
 Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S17594
R74256		 Muanda a (Controls exposed to penicillins), 2017 Digestive system 1st trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: Yes 1.14 [0.46;2.85]
excluded (control group) 		5/412   88/9,106 93 412
ref
S17595
R74270		 Muanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 Digestive system 1st trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes 1.13 [0.46;2.75] 5/412   1,099/124,469 1,104 412
ref
Total 1 studies 1.13 [0.46;2.76] 1,104 412
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF Muanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017Muanda a, 2017 1 1.13[0.46; 2.75]1,1044120%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate0.55.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, NOS;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.13[0.46; 2.76]1,104412 -NAMuanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.13[0.46; 2.76]1,104412 -NAMuanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.13[0.46; 2.76]1,104412 -NAMuanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 1 All studiesAll studies 1.13[0.46; 2.76]1,104412 -NAMuanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 10.55.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 17594

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.13[0.46; 2.76]1,104412 -NAMuanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.14[0.46; 2.84]93412 -NAMuanda a (Controls exposed to penicillins), 2017 10.510.01.0

Umbrella review (other published meta-analyses)

Published MAControlPeriodTE95% CIn exposedkI2 Ajiji (Digestive system)Ajiji (Digestive system) 1.32[0.67; 2.60]0%-Wwhatever (meta-analysis)T1+at least 1st trimesterstudies TTT4 metaPregmetaPreg 1.13[0.46; 2.76]NaN%412----Muanda a (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2017 10.510.01.0