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Table 2 Quality assessment performed by Jadad Scale of included studies

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention against Lyme disease following tick bite: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Costello et al. 1989 [20]

Shapiro et al. 1992 [21]

Agre et al. 1993 [22]

Nadelman et al. 2001 [23]

Schwameis et al. 2016 [3]

Harms et al. 2021 [9]

Randomization

1

2

2

2

2

2

Concealment of allocation

2

2

2

2

2

0a

Double blinding

2

2

2

2

2

0a

Withdrawals and dropouts

1

1

1

0

1

1

Total Jadad quality score

6

7

7

6

7

3

  1. a Controls did not receive any treatment including placebo, so concealment of allocation and double blinding could not be achieved
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