Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29405832›Full record

ReviewVirulence2018

Beyond sepsis: Staphylococcus epidermidis is an underestimated but significant contributor to neonatal morbidity.

Ying Dong, Christian P Speer, Kirsten Glaser

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Review in Virulence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
72citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying Donga University Children's Hospital , University of Wuerzburg , Wuerzburg , Germany.
Christian P Speera University Children's Hospital , University of Wuerzburg , Wuerzburg , Germany.
Kirsten Glasera University Children's Hospital , University of Wuerzburg , Wuerzburg , Germany.
Children's Hospital of Fudan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus epidermidis accounts for the majority of cases of neonatal sepsis. Moreover, it has been demonstrated to be associated with neonatal morbidities, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), white matter injury (WMI), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which affect short-term and long-term neonatal outcome. Imbalanced inflammation has been considered to be a major underlying mechanism of each entity. Conventionally regarded as a harmless commensal on human skin, S. epidermidis has received less attention than its more virulent relative Staphylococcus aureus. Particularities of neonatal innate immunity and nosocomial environmental factors, however, may contribute to the emergence of S. epidermidis as a significant nosocomial pathogen. Neonatal host response to S. epidermidis sepsis has not been fully elucidated. Evidence is emerging regarding the implication of S. epidermidis sepsis in the pathogenesis of neonatal inflammatory diseases. This review focuses on the interplay among S. epidermidis, neonatal innate immunity and inflammation-driven organ injury.

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsBronchopulmonary DysplasiaEnterocolitis, NecrotizingHumansImmunity, InnateIncidenceInfant, NewbornInflammationLeukoencephalopathiesNeonatal SepsisRetinopathy of PrematurityStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus epidermidisbronchopulmonary dysplasiainflammatory disordersinnate immunitynecrotizing enterocolitisneonatal sepsispreterm infantsStaphylococcus epidermidiswhite matter injury

Identifiers

PMID29405832
PMCPMC5955464
OpenAlexW2793318270

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