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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017

Catheterization alters bladder ecology to potentiate

Jennifer N Walker, Ana L Flores-Mireles, Chloe L Pinkner, Henry L Schreiber, Matthew S Joens, Alyssa M Park, Aaron M Potretzke, Tyler M Bauman, Jerome S Pinkner, James A J Fitzpatrick and 3 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

75 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. mBio · 2026
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  6. The unique Efg1 fungal virulence regulon in the catheterized bladder environment.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  14. CAUTIon - not all UTIs are the same.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025
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  15. Metabolic cross-talk promotes persistence ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  20. Role of Clot Formation and Plasminogen Activation in Lower Urinary Tract Pathologies.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2025
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15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer N WalkerDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Ana L Flores-MirelesDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Chloe L PinknerDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Henry L SchreiberDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Matthew S JoensCenter for Cellular Imaging, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Alyssa M ParkDivision of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Aaron M PotretzkeDivision of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Tyler M BaumanDivision of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Jerome S PinknerDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
James A J FitzpatrickCenter for Cellular Imaging, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Alana DesaiDivision of Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Michael G CaparonDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110; caparon@wustl.edu hultgren@wustl.edu.
Scott J HultgrenDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110; caparon@wustl.edu hultgren@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8785-564X
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

MOLECULAR BASIS OF E. COLI ADHESINS IN BLADDER DISORDERSR01DK051406 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SCOTT J. HULTGREN · 1997 to 2026
$8.8M
EBPA-FIBROGEN INTERACTION IN ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS CAUTIR01AI108749 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CAPARON, MICHAEL G. · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
Understanding the role of inflammation, fibrinogen and neutrophils in persistence of E. faecalis during CAUTIF32DK104516 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI FLORES-MIRELES, ANA LIDIA · 2014 to 2017
$172k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI108749NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK104516NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK051406
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant

Indexed as

Adhesins, BacterialAnimalsCatheterizationFemaleFibrinogenHumansMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProtein BindingStaphylococcal InfectionsUrinary BladderUrinary TractUrinary Tract InfectionsAdhesins, BacterialFibrinogenClfB–fibrinogen interactionshost–pathogen interactionsMRSA CAUTI

Identifiers

PMID28973850
PMCPMC5642702
OpenAlexW2763098842

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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.