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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2020

Evaluation of a Novel High-Definition PCR Multiplex Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Human Clinical Specimens.

Salika M Shakir, Christopher R Mansfield, Elizabeth D Hays, Marc Roger Couturier, David R Hillyard

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2020. 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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7citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

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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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Salika M ShakirDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA salika.shakir@aruplab.com.
Christopher R MansfieldARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Elizabeth D HaysARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Marc Roger CouturierDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
David R HillyardDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
ARUP Laboratories (United States) · USARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental PathologyUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of tick-borne infections in the United States has risen significantly in the past decade. Ticks can transmit a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, protozoa, and viruses, that can cause serious illnesses. Therefore, the use of rapid, sensitive, and specific multiplex tests is important to identify the pathogen(s) in the acute phase and determine appropriate treatment to minimize the severity of the disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ChromaCode's research use only (RUO) nine-target high-definition PCR (HDPCR) tick-borne pathogen (TBP) panel using 379 retrospective, remnant whole-blood and synovial fluid specimens previously submitted to Associated Regional and University Pathologists (ARUP) Laboratories and tested by clinically validated real-time PCR assays for

Indexed as

Anaplasma phagocytophilumBabesia microtiBorreliaTick-Borne DiseasesAnimalsHumansRetrospective Studieshigh-definition PCRmultiplex paneltick-borne pathogen

Identifiers

PMID31852765
PMCPMC7041590
OpenAlexW2994646788

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