Does the complement system facilitate clearance of Enterococcus faecium during murine peritonitis?
Complement deficiency severely hampers the clearance of E. faecium peritonitis and subsequent systemic infection.
A total of 20.8% of the articles published were case reports and 25.0% of the articles were prospective or clinical trials. Although randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews provide the highest level of evidence, publications with missing data limit replication of the study and affect the generalizability of results to other populations. To improve the quality of our publications, authors, reviewers, and journal editors should consider the endorsement of standardize checklists.