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ReviewClinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry2013

New markers in pneumonia.

Chao-Wen Cheng, Ming-Hsien Chien, Shih-Chi Su, Shun-Fa Yang

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Review in Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Association of Consecutive Influenza Vaccinations and Pneumonia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chao-Wen ChengGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming-Hsien Chien
Shih-Chi Su
Shun-Fa Yang
Taipei Medical University · TWChung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pneumonia is one of the most common causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide, and the most common fatal infection acquired in hospitals. Despite advances in prevention strategies, such as antibiotic therapies and intensive care, significant improvement in the mortality rate is still lacking. This high mortality is largely due to the limitations in current clinical practices and laboratory tests, which delay the timing of adequate antibiotic therapy. In recent years, many indicators (biomarkers) are present in scenarios where infectious pathogens invade into the body. These biomarkers, as reflected in specific biological responses to infections, have been reported to demonstrate the ability to facilitate the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of pneumonia. This review provides a schematic overview of these new potential biomarkers based on the categories of (1) microorganisms and their derivatives, (2) inflammation mediators, (3) inflammation response proteins, and (4) stress-sensing proteins. In addition, approaches to identifying new biomarkers are also briefly introduced. Although no current biomarker can solely achieve a definitive diagnosis, many of them can be complemented, rather than replaced outright, in routine clinical practices to improve decision-making processes regarding pneumonia.

Indexed as

BiomarkersHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsPneumoniaBiomarkersInflammation Mediators

Identifiers

PMID23384502
PMCPMC7094281
OpenAlexW1998699571

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