Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31111819›Full record

ReviewMicrobiology spectrum2019

Vaccine Approaches To Protect against Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis.

Vincent A Fischetti

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Review in Microbiology spectrum, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincent A FischettiThe Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065.
Rockefeller University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcal pharyngitis (or strep throat) is a common childhood disease affecting millions of children each year, but it is one of the only childhood diseases for which a vaccine does not exist. While for decades the development of a vaccine has been the center of attention in many laboratories worldwide, with some successes, no corporate development has yet to be initiated. The reason for this probably lies in our inability to conclusively identify the streptococcal molecule or molecules responsible for the heart cross-reactive antibodies observed in the serum of rheumatic fever patients. Without this specific knowledge, any streptococcal vaccine antigen is suspect and thus not the target for a billion-dollar investment, despite the fact that the exact role of cross-reactive antibodies in rheumatic fever is still questionable. This article will describe the development of several approaches to protect against

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier ProteinsChildCross ReactionsGram-Positive BacteriaHumansImmunity, MucosalPharyngitisRheumatic FeverStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcal VaccinesStreptococcus pyogenesVaccinationAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCarrier Proteinsstreptococcal M proteinstreptococcal protective antigenStreptococcal Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID31111819
PMCPMC11026073
OpenAlexW1714437857

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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