Figure 2.
Sample search strategy from MEDLINE database for scoping review examining the effect of probiotics on coronavirus disease 2019–related outcomes.
| No. | Query | Limiters and expanders | Last run via |
|---|---|---|---|
| S18 | S16 AND S17 | Limiters: date of publication: 19990101-20201231 Search modes: Boolean/phrase |
Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S17 | S1 OR S2 OR S3 | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S16 | S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S15 | (MH ”Influenza, Human“) OR (MH ”Virus Diseases+") OR (MH ”Viremia+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S14 | (MH “Sepsis+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S13 | “acute respiratory distress syndrome” OR (MH “Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S12 | (MH “Respiratory Tract Infections+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S11 | (MH “Critical Illness") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S10 | (MH “Respiration, Artificial+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S9 | (MH “Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated”) OR (MH “Pneumonia+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S8 | (MH “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S7 | (MH “SARS Virus”) OR (MH “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S6 | coronavirus∗ OR coronovirus∗ OR coronavirinae∗ OR Coronavirus∗ OR Coronovirus∗ OR Wuhan∗ OR Hubei∗ OR Huanan OR “2019-nCoV” OR 2019nCoV OR nCoV2019 OR “nCoV-2019" OR “COVID-19" OR COVID19 OR “CORVID-19" OR CORVID19 OR “WN-CoV” OR WNCoV OR “HCoV-19" OR HCoV19 OR CoV OR “2019 novel∗" OR Ncov OR “n-cov” OR “SARS-CoV-2" OR “SARSCoV-2" OR “SARSCoV2” OR "SARS-CoV2” OR SARSCov19 OR “SARS-Cov19” OR “SARSCov-19" OR “SARS-Cov-19" OR Ncovor OR Ncorona∗ OR Ncorono∗ OR NcovWuhan∗ OR NcovHubei∗ OR NcovChina∗ OR NcovChinese∗ | Search modes: SmartText Searching | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S5 | ((corona∗ OR corono∗) N0 (virus∗ OR viral∗ OR virinae∗)) OR ((corona∗ OR corono∗) N0 (virus∗ OR viral∗ OR virinae∗)) | Search modes: SmartText Searching | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S4 | (MH “Coronavirus+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S3 | (MH “Bifidobacterium+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S2 | (MH “Lactobacillus+") | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |
| S1 | (MM “Probiotics”) OR “probiotics" | Search modes: Boolean/phrase | Interface: EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen: Advanced Search Database: MEDLINE Complete |