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ArticleJournal of medical microbiology2017

Prevalence and risk factors for MRSA nasal colonization among persons experiencing homelessness in Boston, MA.

Jessica H Leibler, Casey León, Lena J P Cardoso, Jennifer C Morris, Nancy S Miller, Daniel D Nguyen, Jessie M Gaeta

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Article in Journal of medical microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 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

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

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  13. Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among homeless population in Lisbon, Portugal.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2019
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  14. Homelessness, Personal Hygiene, and MRSA Nasal Colonization among Persons Who Inject Drugs.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2019
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  15. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns ofThe Pan African medical journal · 2019
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  16. Prevalence ofAccess microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jessica H LeiblerDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Casey LeónBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.
Lena J P CardosoBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.
Jennifer C MorrisDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Nancy S MillerClinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Daniel D NguyenDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Jessie M GaetaBoston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Environmental Epidemiology in Community SettingsT32ES014562 · NIEHS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Birgit Gunhild Claus Henn · 2006 to 2026
$7.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES014562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homeless individuals face an elevated risk of methicillin-resistant

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homelessmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusmicrobiomesanitationskin and soft tissue infectionStaphylococcus aureus

Identifiers

PMID28771129
PMCPMC7001487

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