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ArticleCurrent allergy and asthma reports2009

The mold conundrum in chronic hyperplastic sinusitis.

Fenna A Ebbens, Christos Georgalas, Wytske J Fokkens

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Article in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Candida Species Biofilms' Antifungal Resistance.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017
    Review
  2. ICON: chronic rhinosinusitis.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2014
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fenna A EbbensDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. f.a.ebbens@amc.uva.nl
Christos Georgalas
Wytske J Fokkens
Academic Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of fungi in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is not clear. Fungi can be detected in the nose and paranasal sinuses of virtually all CRS patients; however, they also appear to be present in healthy controls. Various theories attempt to explain the mechanisms by which fungi can exert an effect on sinus mucosa in susceptible individuals. Further studies are necessary to clarify the role of fungi in CRS, which fungal organisms (if any) are pathogenic, and what exactly characterizes the immunologic response to fungi that may result in the development of disease. However, in the absence of convincing immunologic data and evidence of clinical improvement of CRS after antifungal therapy, the case against the fungus remains unproven.

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Amphotericin BAntifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesChronic DiseaseCytokinesFungiHumansHyperplasiaHypersensitivityImmunotherapyMycosesPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein DSinusitisAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesCytokinesPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D

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PMID19210900
OpenAlexW1972346672

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