Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30464342›Full record

ArticleNature2018

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus alters cell wall glycosylation to evade immunity.

David Gerlach, Yinglan Guo, Cristina De Castro, Sun-Hwa Kim, Katja Schlatterer, Fei-Fei Xu, Claney Pereira, Peter H Seeberger, Sara Ali, Jeroen Codée and 9 more

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Article in Nature, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
99citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-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.

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

99 citing papers in PubMed, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.

David GerlachInterfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Infection Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Yinglan GuoInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Cristina De CastroDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Sun-Hwa KimNational Research Laboratory of Defense Proteins, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea.
Katja SchlattererInterfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Infection Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Fei-Fei XuMax-Planck-Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Claney PereiraMax-Planck-Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Peter H SeebergerMax-Planck-Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.
Sara AliLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Jeroen CodéeLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Wanchat SirisarnLydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
Berit SchulteGerman Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Christiane WolzGerman Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Jesper LarsenBacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Antonio MolinaroDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Bok Luel LeeNational Research Laboratory of Defense Proteins, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea.
Guoqing XiaLydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
Thilo StehleInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. thilo.stehle@uni-tuebingen.de.
Andreas PeschelInterfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, Infection Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. andreas.peschel@uni-tuebingen.de.
University of Tübingen · DEMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DELeiden University · NLPusan National University · KRUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITManchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBStatens Serum Institut · DKUniversity of Manchester · GBVanderbilt University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a frequent cause of difficult-to-treat, often fatal infections in humans

Indexed as

Immune EvasionAcetylglucosamineAdultAnimalsBacteriophagesCell WallFemaleGlycosylationGlycosyltransferasesHumansMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiceMiddle AgedModels, MolecularPentosephosphatesAcetylglucosamineGlycosyltransferasesPentosephosphatesribitol-5-phosphateTeichoic AcidsUridine Diphosphate

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PMID30464342
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