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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018

Carola Parolin, Giulia Frisco, Claudio Foschi, Barbara Giordani, Melissa Salvo, Beatrice Vitali, Antonella Marangoni, Natalia Calonghi

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Anti-International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. VaginalBiofilm · 2025
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  7. Anti-chlamydial activity of vaginal fluids: new evidence from anFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024
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  9. Role of D(-)-Lactic Acid in Prevention ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  14. Interactions between microbiota and cervical epithelial, immune, and mucus barrier.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  16. Use of probiotic lactobacilli in the treatment of vaginal infections:Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  19. VaginalMicroorganisms · 2022
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  20. Protective Effect ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carola ParolinDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giulia FriscoDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Claudio FoschiMicrobiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Barbara GiordaniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Melissa SalvoMicrobiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Beatrice VitaliDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Antonella MarangoniMicrobiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Natalia CalonghiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
University of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of the vaginal niche, preventing the colonization of exogenous microorganisms. Although many studies have discussed the mechanisms displayed by lactobacilli in counteracting several urogenital pathogens, a few data are available on the interaction between lactobacilli and

Indexed as

Chlamydia trachomatisHeLa cellsintegrinlactobacilliprobioticsSTIswomen health

Identifiers

PMID30459737
PMCPMC6232233
OpenAlexW2899563874

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