Principal author of PRIDE study responds to news story in the BMJ claiming that the study was based on "flawed" analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nguyen Van Tam, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; OSELTAMIVIR; SIALIDASE; ZANAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; AUTHOR; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SYMPTOM; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PANDEMIC;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NEURAMINIDASE; OSELTAMIVIR; PANDEMICS; ZANAMIVIR;

EID: 84899628338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2935     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

1. University of Nottingham, Health Protection and Influenza Research. PRIDE Study: Post-pandemic Review of anti-Influenza Drug Effectiveness. www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/healthprotection/projects/pride.aspx.
2. Muthuri SG, Venkatesan S, Myles PR, Leonardi-Bee J, Al Khuwaitir TSA, Al Mamun A, et al. Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Respir Med 2014; published online 19 Mar.
3. Kmietowicz Z. Study claiming Tamiflu saved lives was based on "flawed" analysis. BMJ 2014;348:g2228. (19 March.)
4. Myles PR, Leonardi-Bee J; PRIDE research consortium investigators. Re: Authors' response to Dr Jones's critique of the study by Muthuri et al (2014) [electronic response to Kmietowicz Z. Study claiming Tamiflu saved lives was based on "flawed" analysis]. BMJ 2014. www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj. g2228/rr/691879.
5. Jones M. Reply to Puja R Myles and Jo Leonardi-Bee [electronic response to Kmietowicz Z. Study claiming Tamiflu saved lives was based on "flawed" analysis]. BMJ 2014. www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2228/rr/ 692120.
6. Myles PR, Leonardi-Bee J; PRIDE research consortium investigators. Further clarifications from authors of the Muthuri et al (2014) paper in response to Dr Jones's second critique [electronic response to Kmietowicz Z. Study claiming Tamiflu saved lives was based on "flawed" analysis]. BMJ 2014. www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2228/rr/692897.