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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2010

Prevalence of diverticulosis in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Michael J Lipp, Odelya E Pagovich, David Rabin, Albert D Min, Brett B Bernstein

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael J LippDivision of Digestive Diseases, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, United States. mlipp@chpnet.org
Odelya E Pagovich
David Rabin
Albert D Min
Brett B Bernstein
Mount Sinai Beth Israel · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo re-evaluate the theory that colonic diverticulosis is associated with relapse of Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) in light of data suggesting increasing rates of CDAD infection and relapse.

methodsCharts were reviewed for patients with recurrent CDAD who had also had a prior colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy. An age and gender matched control group was used to compare the prevalence of diverticulosis.

resultsTwenty-two patients met the study criteria, and the prevalence of diverticulosis in patients with CDAD relapse was 23% compared to 32% in age and sex matched controls (P = 0.44). A significant proportion of patients with CDAD relapse had co-morbidities associated with immune suppression.

conclusionDiverticulosis does not appear to be associated with CDAD relapse.

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Clostridioides difficileAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDiverticulosis, ColonicEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors

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PMID20082480
PMCPMC2807955
OpenAlexW2124523410

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