Metronidazole (local route only) updated on 01-29-2025

Hydrocephaly

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.
S17611
R74361		 Kazy - Metronidazole, 2005 Congenital hydrocephaly 1st trimester case control unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Route of exposure Azoles: Vaginal 10.70 [1.10;104.50] 5/103   309/38,362 314 103
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Total 1 studies 10.70 [1.10;104.29] 314 103
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 Kazy - Metronidazole, 2005Kazy - Metronidazole, 2005 10.70[1.10; 104.50]3141030%ROB confusion: unclearROB selection: criticalROB classification: moderateROB missing: lowROB mesure: unclearROB reporting: moderate0.950.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0 case control studiescase control studies 10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 1 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 1 Route of exposure Azoles   - Vaginal  - Vaginal 10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 1 All studiesAll studies 10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 10.550.01.0

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

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) Out of scale10.70[1.10; 104.29]314103 -NAKazy - Metronidazole, 2005 10.510.01.0