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Observational studyThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2020

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Melioidosis in Laos.

Michaëla A M Huson, Kerstin Kling, Somaphone Chankongsin, Khampheng Phongluxa, Valy Keoluangkhot, Paul N Newton, David Dance, Tom Heller, Andreas Neumayr

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Observational study in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Case Report: Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Bacillary Angiomatosis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Bedside ultrasonography for rapid detection of splenic abscess in melioidosis.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2023
    Article
  6. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Tropical Disease: Implications for Clinical Decision-Making.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Michaëla A M Huson1Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Kerstin Kling2Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Somaphone Chankongsin5Infectious Diseases Ward, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Khampheng Phongluxa6Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Valy Keoluangkhot5Infectious Diseases Ward, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Paul N Newton7Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
David Dance7Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Tom Heller10Lighthouse Clinics, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Andreas Neumayr2Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Mahosot Hospital · LAUniversity of Oxford · GBErasmus University Rotterdam · NLLighthouse Trust · MWPublic Health Institute · USSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melioidosis is endemic in many rural areas in Southeast Asia where facilities for culture and identification of

Indexed as

Abdominal AbscessAdultAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLaosLiver AbscessMaleMelioidosisMiddle AgedPoint-of-Care SystemsSoft Tissue Infections

Identifiers

PMID32484153
PMCPMC7410443
OpenAlexW3029718119

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