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ReviewEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2014

Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens.

M P Ryan, C C Adley

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Review in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 144 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

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

144 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

M P RyanMicrobiology Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, michael.p.ryan@ul.ie.
C C Adley

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bacterial genus Ralstonia (Gram-negative non-fermenters) is becoming more prevalent in cases of infection with three bacterial species, Ralstonia pickettii, Ralstonia insidiosa and Ralstonia mannitolilytica, making up all cases reported (in the literature) to date. These organisms are prevalent in many different types of water supplies (including hospital water supplies), being well adapted to survive in low-nutrient conditions. They have been shown to cause infections, sometimes serious, such as osteomyelitis and meningitis, in hospital settings. Seventy cases of R. pickettii, 13 cases of R. mannitolilytica and three cases of R. insidiosa infection have been identified from the literature. Insight is given into the types of infections that are caused by these bacteria, the underlying conditions that are associated with these infections and potential treatments.

Indexed as

RalstoniaCommunicable Diseases, EmergingGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansOpportunistic Infections

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