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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Colonization of HIV-Infected Children with Methicillin-Resistant

Eric S Donkor, Fleischer C N Kotey, Nicholas T K D Dayie, Samuel Duodu, Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Edem M A Tette

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eric S DonkorDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box KB 143, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. esampane-donkor@ug.edu.gh.
Fleischer C N KoteyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box KB 143, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. fcnkotey@flerholiferesearch.com.
Nicholas T K D DayieDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box KB 143, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. nicholasdayie@yahoo.com.
Samuel DuoduWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 54, Legon, Accra, Ghana. saduodu@ug.edu.gh.
Patience B Tetteh-QuarcooDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box KB 143, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. patborket2002@yahoo.com.
Mary-Magdalene OseiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box KB 143, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. m4maryosei@yahoo.com.
Edem M A TetteDepartment of Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 13, Legon, Accra, Ghana. edemenator@gmail.com.
University of Ghana · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethicillin-resistant METHODOLOGY: The study was cross-sectional, and involved 107 children with HIV infection and an equal number of sex- and age group- matched apparently healthy controls recruited from the Princess Marie Louis Children's Hospital in Accra. Nasal swab specimens were collected from the study participants and cultured for bacteria.

resultsThe carriage prevalence of

conclusionsHIV infection is a risk factor for nasal colonization of

Indexed as

infectionmecAmultidrug resistantStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID30884909
PMCPMC6470964
OpenAlexW2921196982

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