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ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2019

Hepatitis in slaughterhouse workers.

Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Umar Kamal, Jasbir Makker, Sara Azam, Usman Ali Pirzada, Vaniza Mehak, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel

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Review in World journal of hepatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hassan TariqDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Muhammad Umar KamalDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States. muhammadumarkamal@gmail.com.
Jasbir MakkerDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Sara AzamDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Usman Ali PirzadaDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Vaniza MehakDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Kishore KumarDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
Harish PatelDepartment of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
MemorialCare Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Slaughterhouse workers (SHW) are at increased risk of hepatitis which can occur due to different organisms and should be investigated for viral, bacterial, and parasitic organisms. Slaughter house personnel including butchers are at a higher risk of infections from cuts and blood-letting, with the possible risk of the transmission of blood-borne pathogens to their colleagues. The objective of this review is to evaluate the common etiologies of hepatitis in SHW which will assist in the assessment of these patients presenting with transaminitis. Types of Microorganisms causing hepatitis with their reservoirs, routes of transmission, laboratory diagnosis, clinical features, treatment options and preventive strategies are included in this review. Proper investigation and awareness is of utmost importance as it causes significant financial constraints derived from workers health cost and from livestock production losses when the disease is confirmed. The work up is essential because infected workers might be a source of infections to other colleagues, family and the consumers.

Indexed as

AbattoirHepatitisLiver infectionsOccupational safetySlaughterhouse workersTransaminitis

Identifiers

PMID30705717
PMCPMC6354121
OpenAlexW2913136035

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