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ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2010

Advances in diagnosis of respiratory virus infections.

Michael Loeffelholz, Tasnee Chonmaitree

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Article in International journal of microbiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael LoeffelholzDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0740, USA.
Tasnee Chonmaitree
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

Pathogenesis of Virus-Induced Acute Otitis MediaR01DC005841 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CHONMAITREE, TASNEE · 2002 to 2013
$5.9M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005841
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnosis of respiratory virus infections has evolved substantially in recent years, with the emergence of new pathogens and the development of novel detection methods. While recent advances have improved the sensitivity and turn-around time of diagnostic tests for respiratory viruses, they have also raised important issues such as cost, and the clinical significance of detecting multiple viruses in a single specimen by molecular methods. This article reviews recent advances in specimen collection and detection methods for diagnosis of respiratory virus infections, and discusses the performance characteristics and limitations of these methods.

Identifiers

PMID20981303
PMCPMC2958490
OpenAlexW2144798878

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