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ArticleSexually transmitted infections2018

Nigel Field, Soazig Clifton, Sarah Alexander, Catherine A Ison, Rumena Khanom, Pamela Saunders, Gwenda Hughes, Laura Heath, Simon Beddows, Catherine H Mercer and 3 more

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Article in Sexually transmitted infections, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Prevalence and Correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Men and Women in the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018
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  15. Cross-sectional study to evaluateSexually transmitted infections · 2018
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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

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nigel FieldResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Soazig CliftonResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Sarah AlexanderSexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK.
Catherine A IsonSexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK.
Rumena KhanomSexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK.
Pamela SaundersSexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK.
Gwenda HughesPublic Health England, National Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (CIDSC), London, UK.
Laura HeathResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Simon BeddowsVirus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK.
Catherine H MercerResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Clare TantonResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Anne M JohnsonResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Pam SonnenbergResearch Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Public Health England · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701757Wellcome Trust 084840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVariable use of new molecular assays, asymptomatic infections and a lack of population data mean that the population burden of

methodsBritain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyle (Natsal-3) is a probability sample survey of 15 162 individuals aged 16-74 years, undertaken during 2010-2012. Urine from 4386 participants aged 16-44 years reporting ≥1 lifetime sexual partner was tested for

resultsUrinary

conclusionsOur British population prevalence estimates indicate that

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Identifiers

PMID27686884
PMCPMC5969328
OpenAlexW2525111142

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Registered trials

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