In the Results subsection of the Abstract, there is an error in the second sentence. The correct sentence is: The 155 COVID-19 publications were 18-fold more likely to be of lower evidence (95% confidence interval [CI] for odds ratio, 7.0–47; P <0.001).
In the Results subsection of the Abstract, there is also an error in the fourth sentence. The correct sentence is: There was a significant difference in the early citation rate of the original articles that favored the COVID-19 original articles (median [interquartile range], 149 [79–512] vs. 3 [1.3–7] citations; P <0.001).
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Citation: Zdravkovic M, Berger-Estilita J, Zdravkovic B, Berger D (2021) Correction: Scientific quality of COVID-19 and SARS CoV-2 publications in the highest impact medical journals during the early phase of the pandemic: A case control study. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250141. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250141
Published: April 8, 2021
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