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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2019

Vitamin D and Otitis Media.

Rebecca E Walker, Jim Bartley, Carlos A Camargo, Edwin A Mitchell

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rebecca E WalkerDepartment of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. r.walker@auckland.ac.nz.
Jim BartleyDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Counties-Manukau District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
Carlos A CamargoDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Edwin A MitchellDepartment of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
University of Auckland · NZCounties Manukau District Health Board · NZHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo examine the relationship between vitamin D and otitis media. RECENT

findingsVitamin D deficiency has been associated with several respiratory diseases, including otitis media. Vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of otitis media. This relationship may be explained by vitamin D supporting the immune system by upregulating antimicrobial peptides which are effective against otopathogens and biofilm formation, supporting a less inflammatory immune response, or promoting beneficial commensal bacteria. This review will explore risk factors of both otitis media and vitamin D deficiency, the evidence of vitamin D being beneficial for various forms of otitis media, and possible mechanisms of action.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsHumansOtitis MediaVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitaminsVitamin DVitaminsAntimicrobial peptidesBiofilmsCytokinesOtitis mediaRespiratory microbiotaUpper respiratory tract infectionsViral infectionsVitamin D

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PMID31161313
OpenAlexW2948294621

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.