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ReviewEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Pharmacokinetic considerations in selecting optimal antibiotic therapy for Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis.

Burke A Cunha, Cheston B Cunha

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Review in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Burke A CunhaInfectious Disease Division, NYU Winthrop Hospital, 22 Station Plaza North (#432), Mineola, NY, 11501, USA. burke.cunha@nyulangone.org.
Cheston B CunhaDivision of Infectious Disease, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, USA.
Rhode Island Hospital · USWinthrop-University Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective antimicrobial therapy depends on several factors including degree of activity against the pathogen, antibiotic resistance, and when relevant, optimal tissue penetration factors. Central nervous system (CNS) infections illustrate these points well. The pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters important in antibiotic blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB) penetration that is important in meningitis are different and do not predict blood brain barrier (BBB) penetration. Recently, we had a case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis (MPE) which prompted a review of the antibiotic PK determinants of BBB penetration which differ markedly from those of BCB penetration important in encephalitis. Using MPE as an illustrative example, this article reviews host and drug factors of therapeutic importance in optimally treating MPE.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous System Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfectious EncephalitisMycoplasma InfectionsMycoplasma pneumoniaeAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic lipid solubilityAntibiotic penetration across brain barrier (BPB)Blood brain barrier (BBB)CNS manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniaeTissue penetration of hydrophilic and hydrophilic antibiotics

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PMID30680554
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