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Observational studyThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2019

Failure of an Innovative Low-Cost, Noninvasive Thermotherapy Device for Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by

Suzette Kämink, Ahmed Abdi, Charity Kamau, Shakil Ashraf, Muhammad Asim Ansari, Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Henk Schallig, Martin P Grobusch, Jena Fernhout, Koert Ritmeijer

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Observational study in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Heat therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis: A literature Review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2021
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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 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Suzette KäminkDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ahmed AbdiMédecins Sans Frontières, Quetta, Pakistan.
Charity KamauMédecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Shakil AshrafMohtama Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan.
Muhammad Asim AnsariMédecins Sans Frontières, Quetta, Pakistan.
Naveeda Akhtar QureshiDepartment of Animal Sciences, Parasitology Laboratory, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Henk SchalligDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Parasitology Unit, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martin P GrobuschDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jena FernhoutMédecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Koert RitmeijerMédecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Médecins Sans Frontières · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLBenazir Bhutto Hospital · PKQuaid-i-Azam University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), a neglected parasitic skin disease, is endemic in Pakistan, where

Indexed as

Early Termination of Clinical TrialsAdolescentAdultChildCosts and Cost AnalysisEquipment and SuppliesFemaleHumansHyperthermia, InducedLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLeishmania tropicaMalePakistanProspective StudiesTreatment FailureYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID31595864
PMCPMC6896852
OpenAlexW2980068874

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