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ReviewImmunology and allergy clinics of North America2010

Effects of atypical infections with Mycoplasma and Chlamydia on asthma.

Gregory Metz, Monica Kraft

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Review in Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Viral infection and allergy status impact severity of asthma symptoms in children with asthma exacerbations.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2022
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  2. CC16 Deficiency in the Context of Early-LifeInfection and immunity · 2022
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  5. Epidemiology of Infections and Development of Asthma.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2019
    Review
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  9. Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2018
    Review
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  11. Inflammation and infections in asthma.The clinical respiratory journal · 2015
    Review
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  17. Is asthma an infectious disease? New evidence.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2013
    Review
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  19. Investigation of a Chlamydia pneumoniae outbreak in a Federal correctional facility in Texas.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2013
    Article
  20. Asthma and the host-microbe interaction.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregory MetzDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 4309 Medical Park Drive, Durham, NC 27704, USA.
Monica Kraft
Duke Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae are atypical bacteria that are frequently found in patients with asthma. A definitive diagnosis of infection is often difficult to obtain because of limitations with sampling and detection. Numerous animal studies have outlined mechanisms by which these infections may promote allergic lung inflammation and airway remodeling. In addition, there is mounting evidence from human studies suggesting that atypical bacterial infections contribute to asthma exacerbations, chronic asthma, and disease severity. The role of antimicrobials directed against atypical bacteria in asthma is still under investigation.

Indexed as

AnimalsAsthmaChlamydophila InfectionsChlamydophila pneumoniaeHumansMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia, MycoplasmaRespiratory Tract Infections

Identifiers

PMID21029940
PMCPMC7134684
OpenAlexW1982235193

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