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ArticleLasers in medical science2018

Bactericide effect of methylene blue associated with low-level laser therapy in Escherichia coli bacteria isolated from pressure ulcers.

Thais Ferreira Gomes, Matheus Masalskiene Pedrosa, Ana Claudia Laforga de Toledo, Veridiana Wanshi Arnoni, Mirian Dos Santos Monteiro, Davi Cury Piai, Silvia Helena Zacarias Sylvestre, Bruno Ferreira

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thais Ferreira GomesDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Matheus Masalskiene PedrosaDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Claudia Laforga de ToledoDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Veridiana Wanshi ArnoniStudy Center Collucci, Collucci's Clinical, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mirian Dos Santos MonteiroDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Davi Cury PiaiDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Silvia Helena Zacarias SylvestreDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bruno FerreiraDepartment of Physical therapy, University Center UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brazil. brunof22@me.com.
Universidade Ibirapuera · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study analyzed the bactericidal effect of methylene blue associated with low-level lasers on Escherichia coli isolated from a pressure ulcer. Microbiological material from a pressure ulcer was isolated using an aseptic swab, and antimicrobial activity was verified using the diffusion disc method. Methylene blue was used at concentrations of 0.001 and 0.005%, and low-level lasers of 670, 830, and 904 nm, with the energy densities of 4, 8, 10, and 14 J/cm

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Low-Level Light TherapyAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coliHumansMethylene BluePressure UlcerAnti-Bacterial AgentsMethylene BlueLow-level laserMethylene bluePressure ulcer

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PMID29744751
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