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ArticleMedical mycology case reports2014

Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a preterm neonate resistant to fluconazole and flucytosine.

Noura Al-Sweih, Suhail Ahmad, Leena Joseph, Seema Khan, Ziauddin Khan

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Article in Medical mycology case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Noura Al-SweihDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait ; Maternity Hospital, Shuwaikh, Kuwait.
Suhail AhmadDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Leena JosephDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Seema KhanMaternity Hospital, Shuwaikh, Kuwait.
Ziauddin KhanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Kuwait University · KW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A case of Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a preterm neonate is described. The isolate was identified by rDNA sequencing and was resistant to fluconazole and flucytosine. Since M. pachydermatis does not require lipid supplementation for growth, it can be misidentified as a Candida species. The report highlights M. pachydermatis as a cause of late onset sepsis in preterm neonates and emphasizes the need for prior antifungal susceptibility testing.

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Fluconazole resistanceFungemiaMalassezia pachydermatisPreterm neonate

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PMID24936403
PMCPMC4052354
OpenAlexW1993090395

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