Issues with reporting and interpretation of Khan et al. 2021

Journal article

AbstractA recent publication in BMC Infectious Diseases concerning the use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 had a number of major issues. This correspondence details specific instances of unclear reporting as well as major omissions when discussing the context of the trial. These render the study's findings and conclusions misleading.

Authors: DeVito, NJ; Drysdale, H

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 567-567
• Article number: 567
• Publication date: 2022-06-22
• DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07551-8
• EISSN: 1471-2334
• ISSN: 1471-2334
• Language: English
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Tropical medicine; Parasitology; Philosophy; Interpretation (philosophy); Geography; Medical microbiology; Context (archaeology); Medicine; Outbreak; Pathology; Infectious disease (medical specialty); Disease; Virology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); Family medicine; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)