Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29238918›Full record

ReviewInfection2018

Treatment of acute hepatitis C: recommendations from an expert panel of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases.

Giovanni B Gaeta, Massimo Puoti, Nicola Coppola, Teresa Santantonio, Raffaele Bruno, Antonio Chirianni, Massimo Galli

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Review in Infection, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni B GaetaInfectious Diseases, Campania University "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. giovannibattista.gaeta@unicampania.it.
Massimo PuotiInfectious Diseases, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Nicola CoppolaInfectious Diseases, Campania University "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Teresa SantantonioInfectious Diseases, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Raffaele BrunoInfectious Diseases, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Antonio ChirianniCotugno Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
Massimo GalliInfectious Diseases, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITOspedale D. Cotugno · ITUniversity of Foggia · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis paper is aimed at providing practical recommendations for the management of acute hepatitis C (AHC).

methodsThis is an expert position paper based on the literature revision. Final recommendations were graded by level of evidence and strength of the recommendations.

resultsTreatment of AHC with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) is safe and effective; it overcomes the limitations of INF-based treatments.

conclusionsEarly treatment with DAA should be offered when available.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsHepatitis CHumansItalyPractice Guidelines as TopicSocieties, MedicalAntiviral AgentsAcute hepatitis CDirect-acting antiviralsPeginterferon

Identifiers

PMID29238918
OpenAlexW2771218794

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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.