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Table 2 Summary of the methodological quality assessment of included studies

From: Efficacy and safety profile of linezolid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study No.

References

IRB approval

LZD dose indicated

Individualised treatment based on DST

Hospital admission prior to LZD treatment

DOT during treatment

Treatment success definition similar to WHO

1.

Abbate et al. [35]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

2.

Anger et al. [36]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

3.

Condos et al. [37]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

4.

De Lorenzo et al. [38]

NR

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

5.

Fortún et al. [39]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

6.

Koh et al. [40]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

7.

Koh et al. [41]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

8.

Lee et al. [42]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

9.

Liu et al. [43]

NR

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

10.

Migliori et al. [44]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

11.

Nam et al. [45]

NR

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

No

12.

Park et al. [46]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

13.

Roongruangpitayakul et al. [47]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

14.

Schecter et al. [48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

15.

Singla et al. [49]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

16.

Tang et al. [50]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

NR

17.

Tang et al. [51]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes

Yes

18.

Tse-Chang et al. [52]

NR

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

19.

Udwadia et al. [53]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

NR

NR

20.

Villar et al. [54]

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

NR

Yes

21.

Von der Lippe et al. [55]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

22.

Xu et al. [56]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

23.

Zhang et al. [57]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NR

Yes