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Tran K, Wright MD. Topical Antibiotics for Infected Dermatitis: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2017 Mar 3.

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Table A5Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews

SIGN Checklist: Internal ValidityNankervis et al., 20168Birnie et al., 20089
1. The research question is clearly defined and the inclusion/exclusion criteria must be listed in the paperYesYes
2. A comprehensive literature search is carried outYesYes
3. At least two people should have selected studiesYesYes
4. At least two people should have extracted dataYesYes
5. The status of publication was not used as an inclusion criteriaYesYes
6. The excluded studies are listedNoYes
7. The relevant characteristics of the included studies are providedYesYes
8. The scientific quality of the included studies was assessed and reportedYesYes
9. Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately?YesYes
10. Appropriate methods are used to combine the individual study findingsNAYes
11. The likelihood of publication bias was assessed appropriatelyNANA
12. Conflicts of interest are declaredYesYes
Overall Assessment of the Study
High, Moderate, LowHighHigh

For overall assessment of the study: High indicated that all or most criteria have been fulfilled; where they have not been fulfilled, the conclusions of the study or review are thought very unlikely to alter. Moderate indicates that some of the criteria have been fulfilled; those criteria that have not been fulfilled or not adequately described are thought unlikely to alter the conclusions. Low indicates that few or no criteria fulfilled; the conclusions of the study are thought likely or very likely to alter.

From: Appendix 3, Quality Assessment of Included Studies

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