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ArticleInfection & chemotherapy2018

The Evolving Epidemiology of Serotype Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance of

Sofia Maraki, Viktoria Eirini Mavromanolaki, Dimitra Stafylaki, George Hamilos, George Samonis

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Article in Infection & chemotherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sofia MarakiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. sofiamaraki@yahoo.gr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-0849
Viktoria Eirini MavromanolakiUniversity of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-1800
Dimitra StafylakiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-3536
George HamilosDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-2585
George SamonisInfectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion and University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-9703
University Hospital of Heraklion · GRUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPneumococcal disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in patients with comorbidities and advanced age. This study evaluated trends in epidemiology of adult pneumococcal disease in Crete, Greece, by identifying serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of consecutive MATERIALS AND

methodsAntimicrobial susceptibility was performed by E-test and serotyping by Quellung reaction. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was defined as non-susceptibility to penicillin (PNSP) combined with resistance to ≥2 non-β-lactam antimicrobials.

resultsA total of 135

conclusionAlthough pneumococcal disease continues to be a health burden in adults in Crete, our study reveals a herd protection effect of the infant pneumococcal higher-valent conjugate vaccination. Surveillance of changes in serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance among pneumococcal isolates are necessary to guide optimal prevention and treatment strategies.

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AdultsAntimicrobial resistancePneumococcal conjugate vaccineSerotypingStreptococcus pneumoniae

Identifiers

PMID30600656
PMCPMC6312900
OpenAlexW2906952528

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