Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28348787›Full record

ArticleJMM case reports2016

T'ng Choong Kwok, Jennifer Poyner, Ewan Olson, Peter Henriksen, Oliver Koch

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Article in JMM case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 89% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

T'ng Choong KwokEdinburgh Heart Centre, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , Scotland.
Jennifer PoynerClinical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh , Edinburgh , Scotland.
Ewan OlsonClinical Microbiology, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh , Edinburgh , Scotland.
Peter HenriksenEdinburgh Heart Centre, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , Scotland.
Oliver KochRegional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , Scotland.
Western General Hospital · GBEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCASE PRESENTATION: A 76-year-old man presented with a 2 week history of confusion and pyrexia. His past medical history included an open reduction and internal fixation of a humeral fracture 17 years previously, which remained non-united despite further revision 4 years later. There was no history of immunocompromise or farm-animal contact. Two sets of blood culture bottles, more than 12 h apart, were positive for

conclusionManagement of this infection was challenging due to its rarity and its unclear progression, complicated by the dilemma surrounding surgical intervention in a patient with a complex medical background.

Indexed as

coagulase negative staphylococcusconservative managementnative valveoccult prosthetic metalwork infectionStaphylococcus caprae

Identifiers

PMID28348787
PMCPMC5343145
OpenAlexW2518467906

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Registered trials

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