Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18690520›Full record

ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2008

Application of molecular tools for the diagnosis of central nervous system infections.

Serena Delbue, Sara Tremolada, Pasquale Ferrante

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Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The safety and side effects of monoclonal antibodies.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2010
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Serena DelbueDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sara Tremolada
Pasquale Ferrante
University of Milan · ITOspedale San Giuseppe · IT

Funding

Pathogenesis of leukoencephalopathies in HIV+ patientsR01MH072528 · NIMH · SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL · PI FERRANTE, PASQUALE · 2005 to 2009
$1.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH072528
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many infectious agents can cause central nervous system (CNS) diseases in humans. Since microbial agents infecting CNS are numerous and have different features, conventional laboratory tests may not be sensitive enough to identify and characterise viruses and bacteria in human biological specimens. Thus, the need to define methods for the diagnosis of infectious neurological diseases, such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), is urgent, in order to improve the outcome of the diseases with rapid and accurate detection of the pathogens.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System Bacterial InfectionsCentral Nervous System InfectionsCentral Nervous System Viral DiseasesCerebrospinal FluidClinical Laboratory TechniquesDecision TreesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresHumansMolecular Biology

Identifiers

PMID18690520
PMCPMC2562239
OpenAlexW2094709994

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Registered trials

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