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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2019

Does biofilm formation have different pathways in

Ali Shivaee, Behrooz Sadeghi Kalani, Malihe Talebi, Davood Darban-Sarokhalil

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ali ShivaeeMicrobial Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behrooz Sadeghi KalaniMicrobial Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Malihe TalebiMicrobial Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Davood Darban-SarokhalilMicrobial Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Biotechnology Research Center · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBiofilm formation is one of the most important factors in the development of infections caused by MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 100 meticillin-resistant

resultsQuantitative biofilm formation test was repeated three times for each specimen. The prevalence of weak, medium, and strong biofilm producers were 16%, 49%, and 35%, respectively. In MSSA isolates, expression levels of

conclusionConsidering the results of this study,

Indexed as

BiofilmMRSAMSSAPIAStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID31998455
PMCPMC6885392
OpenAlexW2971985849

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