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ArticleGerms2018

Prevalence of

Paraskevi Chra, Joseph Papaparaskevas, Eleni Papadogeorgaki, George Panos, Michalis Leontsinidis, George Arsenis, Athanassios Tsakris

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Article in Germs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. German evidence- and consensus-based guideline on the management of penile urethritis.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025
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  4. Mycoplasma genitalium in Symptomatic Male Urethritis: Macrolide Use Is Associated With Increased Resistance.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020
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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paraskevi ChraMD, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece, Department of Microbiology, "Andreas Syggros" Hospital of Cutaneous and Venereal Diseases, 16121 Athens, Greece.
Joseph PapaparaskevasMD, PhD, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Eleni PapadogeorgakiMD, PhD, Department of Microbiology, "Andreas Syggros" Hospital of Cutaneous and Venereal Diseases, 16121 Athens, Greece.
George PanosBSc, MD, PhD, DTM&H(Lon), FRCP, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras School of Medicine, 26504 Patras, Greece, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cyprus Medical School, University Avenue, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Michalis LeontsinidisBSc, PhD, Department of Public Health, University of Patras School of Medicine, 26504 Patras, Greece.
George ArsenisMD, PhD, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Athanassios TsakrisMD, PhD, FRCPath, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Patras · GRAndreas Sygros Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of

methodsUrethral and cervical samples from 176 individuals consecutively attending the clinic and agreeing to participate were prospectively collected and tested for MG infection using conventional PCR and TaqMan Real-Time PCR. All individuals were also examined for alternative STD pathogens.

resultsA total of 161 individuals (91.5%) reported symptoms, while 15 individuals (8.5%) were asymptomatic. MG was detected in 5.7% (10/176) of the total population and in 5.6% (9/161) of those with symptoms, corresponding to 5.7% (5/87) of symptomatic men and 5.4% (4/74) of symptomatic women. Among symptomatic males, 3.4% (3/87) displayed MG mono-infection. The median age of MG infected individuals was 25 years (IQR 21.5-29.5 years). Individuals infected with MG were more likely to be coinfected with

conclusionMG was found to represent an important microbial pathogen among patients presenting with symptoms of urethritis or cervicitis in Greece. Consideration of MG as cause of STD seems crucial in diagnostic algorithms and treatment strategies.

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coinfectionmolecular diagnosisMycoplasma genitaliumprevalence

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PMID29564244
PMCPMC5845971
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