“…A total of 695 records were excluded based article type (reviews, case reports, irrelevant experiments, incomplete data). After full-text assessment of the 223 remaining records, we finally identified and reviewed 18 studies [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ] consisting of two RCTs and 16 NRCTs (case-controlled, or retrospective studies, or case series) with sufficient data relating to H. pylori infection and the efficacy of H. pylori eradication therapy in pediatric patients with cITP. Characteristics of the 18 studies are summarized in Table 2 .…”