Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19414035›Full record

ReviewAntiviral research2009

Antiviral therapy for herpesvirus central nervous system infections: neonatal herpes simplex virus infection, herpes simplex encephalitis, and congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Scott H James, David W Kimberlin, Richard J Whitley

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In one paragraph

Review in Antiviral research, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Detection of Virus Herpes Simplex Type 1 in Patients with Chronic Periodontal Disease.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2018
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  10. 11.7 T MR Imaging Revealed Dilatation of Virchow-Robin Spaces within Hippocampus in Maternally Lipopolysaccharide-exposed Rats.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2017
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  18. Update on herpes virus infections of the nervous system.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott H JamesDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233-1711, United States.
David W Kimberlin
Richard J Whitley
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

CLINICAL TRIALS FOR ANTIVIRAL THERAPIES-266030025-266030025N01AI030025 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGH · PI WHITLEY, RICHARD R · 2003 to 2006
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NIAID NIH HHS N01 AI030025NIAID NIH HHS N0-1-AI-30025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpesvirus infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, including long-term neurologic sequelae. Among the family of herpesviruses, the most significant CNS infections are due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The onset of HSV CNS infection can occur in neonates as well as older children and adults. CNS infection associated with CMV occurs predominantly in the perinatal period, but may also be seen rarely in children and adults, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Although advances in antiviral agents have led to improved outcomes, there is still a need for more effective treatments.

Indexed as

AdultChildCytomegalovirus InfectionsEncephalitis, Herpes SimplexHerpes SimplexHumans

Identifiers

PMID19414035
PMCPMC2748655
OpenAlexW1996022677

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