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ArticleBMJ open2019

Association between infection with

Kellyann Baxendell, Sosina Walelign, Mehret Tesfaye, Moges Wordofa, Dessie Abera, Abiyot Mesfin, Mistire Wolde, Kassu Desta, Aster Tsegaye, Bineyam Taye

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kellyann BaxendellDepartment of Biology, Colgate University Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Hamilton, New York, USA.
Sosina WalelignDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mehret TesfayeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Moges WordofaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dessie AberaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abiyot MesfinDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mistire WoldeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kassu DestaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Aster TsegayeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Bineyam TayeDepartment of Biology, Colgate University Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Hamilton, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5583-9941
Addis Ababa University · ETColgate University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePrevious clinical studies in adults from developed countries have implicated

designCross-sectional study

settingThis study was conducted in five elementary schools located in central Ethiopia.

participantsBlood and stool samples were collected from 971 children across five elementary schools in Ethiopia. STUDY OUTCOMES:

conclusionOur study from a developing country provides further support for an association between

Indexed as

AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMean Platelet VolumePlatelet CountRisk FactorsThrombocytopeniaEthiopiaHelicobacter pyloriplatelet indicesschool children

Identifiers

PMID30962240
PMCPMC6500313
OpenAlexW2940140667

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