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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2013

[Candida infections in the elderly].

H Hof, G Mikus

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. [Skin health promotion in the elderly].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2015
    Review
  3. Viral Profile of COPD Exacerbations According to Patients.The open respiratory medicine journal · 2015
    Article
  4. Article
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 2 institutions in 1 country.

H HofLabor Limbach, Heidelberg. herbert-hof@labor-limbach.de
G Mikus
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity of Art and Design Offenbach · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida infections of the skin, mucous membranes as well as of internal organs may be more frequent and more serious in the elderly. There are several biological reasons for this, for example, alterations in the immune system. Whereas Candida albicans remains the major pathogen, there has been a relative increase of Candida glabrata infections. This species is associated with higher mortality. Furthermore, C. glabrata is in general less susceptible to fluconazole, so that this drug does not represent the agent of first choice for the treatment of yeast infections. The choice of the antimycotic agent must take into consideration their inherent side effects and interaction profiles; echinocandins play a particular role in the treatment of yeast infections in the elderly. These drugs have low toxicities, low potential for interactions with co-medications, as well as broad and good activities against yeasts.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overAntifungal AgentsCandidiasisFemaleGeriatric AssessmentGermanyHumansMalePrevalenceSurvival RateAntifungal Agents

Identifiers

PMID22297919
OpenAlexW2202127711

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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