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ArticleOsong public health and research perspectives2018

Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Presence of

Maryam Kord, Abdollah Ardebili, Maryam Jamalan, Roghaye Jahanbakhsh, Naser Behnampour, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi

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Article in Osong public health and research perspectives, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 32 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam KordDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Abdollah ArdebiliDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Maryam JamalanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Roghaye JahanbakhshDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Naser BehnampourSchool of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Ezzat Allah GhaemiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Golestan University of Medical Sciences · IRGolestan University · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBiofilm formation is one of the important features of

methodsA total of 41

resultsBy both microtiter plate and tube method, 53.6% of

conclusionThe microtiter plate method remains generally a better tool to screen biofilm production in

Indexed as

biofilmcongo redicaoperonstaphylococcus epidermidis

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PMID30159221
PMCPMC6110329
OpenAlexW2889256225

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