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Table 1 Search strategy for MEDLINE using Ovid platform

From: Effect of the duration of antimicrobial exposure on the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for macrolide antibiotics: protocol for a systematic review with a network meta-analysis

Theme

Line number

Searches

Antimicrobial resistance

1.

drug resista* or exp drug resistance, microbial/

2.

bacterial resistan*.ti,ab.

3.

antimicrobial resistan*.ti,ab.

4.

1 or 2 or 3

Macrolides

5.

MACROLIDES/

6.

(Azithromycin or Clarithromycin or Erythromycin or Fidaxomicin or Telithromycin or Carbomycin A or Josamycin or Kitasamycin or Midecamycin or midecamycin acetate or Oleandomycin or Solithromycin or Spiramycin or Troleandomycin or Tylosin or tylocine or Roxithromycin).ti,ab.

7.

5 or 6

Antimicrobial resistance studies that use macrolides (any design)

8.

4 and 7

MEDLINE filter for clinical trials

9.

randomised controlled trial.pt.

10.

controlled clinical trial.pt.

11.

randomised.ab.

12.

placebo.ab.

13.

drug therapy.fs.

14

randomly.ab.

15.

trial.ab.

16.

groups.ab.

17.

arms.ab.

18.

9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17

19.

exp animals/ not humans.sh.

20.

19 not 18

Antimicrobial resistance studies that use macrolides in clinical trials

21.

8 and 20