Systematic review and network meta-analysis to compare vaccine effectiveness against porcine edema disease caused by Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli
Abstract
The comprehensive effect size of several commercial vaccines and vaccine candidates against edema disease (ED) has not been evaluated to date. To integrate the effectiveness of ED vaccines reported so far and to compare and evaluate the posterior-effect estimates of each vaccine type with network models, we identified eligible studies (n = 12) from the electronic databases using specified search strings. Data for dichotomous outcomes (i.e., mortality and clinical symptoms) and continuous outcomes (i.e., fecal shedding and average daily gain) were extracted and analyzed. Conventional meta-analysis shows that, compared with that in non-vaccinated pigs, vaccinated animals are likely to show reduced mortality (OR = 0.07) and clinical signs of ED (OR = 0.11), and increased productivity (SMD = 0.73). Although reduced fecal shedding (SMD = − 1.29) was observed in vaccinated pigs, this could not be fully determined on insufficient grounds. In contrast to mortality and clinical symptoms, fecal shedding (I2 = 88%) and average daily gain (I2 = 85%) showed immense heterogeneity, which was attributed to the small sample size and vaccination route, respectively. According to the Bayesian network meta-analysis, the plasmid-based DNA vaccine demonstrated a better effect for all outcomes compared to other types of vaccines. However, these findings should be carefully interpreted with consideration to potential mediators, insufficient data, and inconsistent network models.
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Evidence Hub reads this as a meta-analysis, done in animal, not in people. Its evidence level is 5 of 5 (Very low · case / narrative / animal / in vitro / in silico). Case reports, narrative reviews, and animal, cell or computer-model studies give the weakest evidence for human health. Reported size: 12 participants or records.
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