Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24696023›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2014

Detection and differentiation of herpes simplex viruses by use of the viper platform: advantages, limitations, and concerns.

Amanda L S Lang, Catherine Roberts, Tony Mazzulli, Todd F Hatchette, Jason J LeBlanc

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2014. 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
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hunting for mpox (monkeypox) mimickers: Use of the Biofire meningitis/encephalitis panel on lesion swabs to support alternative viral diagnoses.Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology · 2023
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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda L S LangDalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Catherine RobertsDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Tony MazzulliDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Todd F HatchetteDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jason J LeBlancDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada jason.leblanc@cdha.nshealth.ca.
Capital District Health Authority · CADalhousie University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Viper HSV-Q(x) assay was evaluated for the detection of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in specimens from oral, anogenital, and other miscellaneous sites. The HSV-Q(x) assay was found to be highly sensitive and accurate; however, a gray zone may be required for specimens with values falling between 50 and 800 maximum relative fluorescence units.

Indexed as

FluorescenceGenitaliaHerpes GenitalisHerpes SimplexHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMouthSensitivity and SpecificitySimplexvirus

Identifiers

PMID24696023
PMCPMC4042773
OpenAlexW2062381708

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.