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Fig. 8 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Fig. 8

From: Efficacy of glucocorticoids for the treatment of macrolide refractory mycoplasma pneumonia in children: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fig. 8

Funnel plots showing WMDs and 95% CIs for the efficacy of glucocorticoid therapy on the length of hospital stays (a), fever duration (b), and level of change of C reactive protein (c). Tests of asymmetry showed no significant deviation from the symmetry assumption (a, P = 0.56; b, P = 0.06). However, significant asymmetry was found in the level of change of CRP (c, P = 0.008). Trim-and-fill method for adjusting publication bias was used. Results showed substantial evidence of publication bias in CRP outcome (d)

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