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ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2019

Respiratory syncytial virus entry and how to block it.

Michael B Battles, Jason S McLellan

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Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 227 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
227citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
19.8field-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

227 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 375 citations in OpenAlex.

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167 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael B BattlesDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA.
Jason S McLellanDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. jmclellan@austin.utexas.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3991-542X
Dartmouth College · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONST32AI007519 · NIAID · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI DEBORAH A HOGAN · 1997 to 2026
$5.9M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease in young children and elderly people. Although the virus was isolated in 1955, an effective RSV vaccine has not been developed, and the only licensed intervention is passive immunoprophylaxis of high-risk infants with a humanized monoclonal antibody. During the past 5 years, however, there has been substantial progress in our understanding of the structure and function of the RSV glycoproteins and their interactions with host cell factors that mediate entry. This period has coincided with renewed interest in developing effective interventions, including the isolation of potent monoclonal antibodies and small molecules and the design of novel vaccine candidates. In this Review, we summarize the recent findings that have begun to elucidate RSV entry mechanisms, describe progress on the development of new interventions and conclude with a perspective on gaps in our knowledge that require further investigation.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntiviral AgentsClinical Trials as TopicHost Microbial InteractionsHumansRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsSmall Molecule LibrariesViral VaccinesVirus InternalizationAntibodies, MonoclonalAntiviral AgentsSmall Molecule LibrariesViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID30723301
PMCPMC7096974
OpenAlexW2911720173

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