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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2018

Leptospirosis Pathophysiology: Into the Storm of Cytokines.

Julie Cagliero, Sharon Y A M Villanueva, Mariko Matsui

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07127718 (Decreasing Leptospirosis Emergence Through Prognosis and Treatment Optimization), which is not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
79citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT07127718 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Decreasing Leptospirosis Emergence Through Prognosis and Treatment Optimization (DeLEPTO) Project 1: Preventive Strategies for Early and Late Complications of Leptospirosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Kidney and Transplant Institute, PhilippinesRan2024 to 2027Enrolled678ConditionsLeptospirosisArmsProphylactic Plasma Transfusion, Hemoperfusion, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Conventional therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Weil's disease: rapid recovery following corticosteroid treatment: a case report.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026
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  13. Neuroimmune cross-talk inFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  20. Predictors of severe leptospirosis: a review.European journal of medical research · 2025
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19 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Julie CaglieroGroup Immunity and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur International Network, Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
Sharon Y A M VillanuevaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.
Mariko MatsuiGroup Immunity and Inflammation, Institut Pasteur International Network, Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Calédonie · NCUniversity of the Philippines Manila · PH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a neglected tropical zoonosis caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsBiomarkersCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationLeptospiraLeptospirosisMiceRatsBiomarkersCytokinescytokine stormimmunoparalysisinflammatory responseLeptospiraleptospirosissusceptible/resistant hosts

Identifiers

PMID29974037
PMCPMC6019470
OpenAlexW2807482435

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Registered trials

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