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ArticleMedical hypotheses2020

Hypothesized behavioral host manipulation by SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 infection.

Michael C Barton, Kaylee V Bennett, John R Cook, Gordon G Gallup, Steven M Platek

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Article in Medical hypotheses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A triple combination of treatments on moderate COVID-19.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael C BartonGeorgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30024, USA.
Kaylee V BennettGeorgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30024, USA.
John R CookGeorgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30024, USA.
Gordon G GallupUniversity at Albany-SUNY, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Steven M PlatekGeorgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 30024, USA. Electronic address: splatek@gmail.com.
Gwinnett College · USGeorgia Gwinnett College · USUniversity at Albany, State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although not widely studied, behavioral host manipulation by various pathogens has been documented. Host manipulation is the process by which a pathogen evolves adaptations to manipulate the behavior of the host to maximize reproduction (R

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsModels, BiologicalSocial BehaviorAdultAnimalsAsymptomatic DiseasesBetacoronavirusBiological EvolutionCaregiversChildChild BehaviorChild, PreschoolCholesterolCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Data CollectionCholesterolEvolutionary medicineHost-pathogen interaction

Identifiers

PMID32388138
PMCPMC7175891
OpenAlexW3020395181

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Registered trials

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