Cochrane · systematic review · CD004974
Immunostimulants for preventing respiratory tract infection in children
Del‐Rio‐Navarro, BE, Espinosa‐Rosales, FJ, Flenady, V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2006 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 2 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table
Population: children (age < 18 years) susceptible to acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of ARTIs | no estimate extracted | 35 studies · 4060 participants | Moderate |
Percent difference in ARTIs | no estimate extracted | 35 studies · 4060 participants | Moderate |
Incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 1457 participants | Low |
Incidence of skin adverse events | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 1469 participants | Low |