Table 1.
Characteristics of articles included in the systematic review. Methodological quality of case description was assessed only for case report and case series, or cohort studies which provided supplemental data with case descriptions.
| First Author | Article Type | Country | Quality Score | Overall Quality | Neonates and Infants < 6 Months with MIS (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Haq [46] | Cohort study | United States | N.A. | N.A. | 1 |
| Acharyya [13] | Case report | India | 4 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Agrawal [14] | Case report | India | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Alharbi [47] | Cohort study | Saudi Arabia | 5 | Intermediate | 2 |
| Amonkar [15] | Case report | India | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Antúnez-Montes [48] | Cohort study | Mexico | N.A. | N.A. | 3 |
| Caro-Dominguez [49] | Cohort study | Spain | N.A. | N.A. | 1 |
| Chandran [50] | Cohort study | India | N.A. | N.A. | 3 |
| Cui [16] | Case report | China | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Del Barba [17] | Case report | Italy | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Diggikar [18] | Case report | India | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Divekar [19] | Case report | United States | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Diwakar [20] | Case report | India | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Dugue [21] | Case report | United States | 3 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Dufort [51] | Cohort study | United States | N.A. | N.A. | 1 |
| Esteve-Sole [52] | Cohort study | Spain | 3 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Falah [53] | Cohort study | Pakistan | 3 | Intermediate | 2 |
| Frauenfelder [22] | Case report | United Kingdom | 6 | Good | 1 |
| García-Howard [23] | Case report | Spain | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Giacomet [24] | Case report | Italy | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Godfred-Cato [54] | Cohort study | United States | N.A. | N.A. | 1 |
| Grewal [55] | Cohort study | United States | N.A. | N.A. | 9 |
| Güllü [56] | Cohort study | Turkey | N.A. | N.A. | 3 |
| Kappanyil [25] | Case report | India | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Khaund Borkotoky [26] | Case report | India | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Jones [27] | Case report | United States | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Lad [28] | Case report | India | 2 | Low | 1 |
| Lima [29] | Case report | Brazil | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Lorenz [30] | Case report | Germany | 3 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Luna Santiago [31] | Case report | Mexico | 3 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Malle [41] | Case series | United States | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Mariani [32] | Case report | United States | 3 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Marino [42] | Case series | Italy | 4 | Intermediate | 1 |
| McCarty [33] | Case report | United States | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Mehra [57] | Cohort study | India | N.A. | N.A. | 1 |
| Niño-Taravilla [58] | Cohort study | Chile | 2 | N.A. | 2 |
| Orlanski-Meyer [34] | Case report | Israel | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Pawar [11] | Case series | India | 6 | Good | 20 |
| Rakha [43] | Case series | Egypt | 5 | Intermediate | 5 |
| Raut [35] | Case report | India | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Richardson [40] | Case report | United Kingdom | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Rodriguez-Gonzalez [36] | Case report | Spain | 5 | Intermediate | 1 |
| Saha [37] | Case report | India | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Schoenmakers [38] | Case report | Netherlands | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Shaiba [39] | Case report | Saudi Arabia | 6 | Good | 2 |
| Shaiba [44] | Case series | Saudi Arabia | 5 | Intermediate | 2 |
| Villacis-Nunez [45] | Case series | United States | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Vivanti [5] | Case report | France | 6 | Good | 1 |
| Total of included infants | 90 | ||||
N.A. Not available.