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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2020

Precision Antifungal Treatment Significantly Extends Voice Prosthesis Lifespan in Patients Following Total Laryngectomy.

Daniel R Pentland, Sarah Stevens, Leila Williams, Mark Baker, Carolyn McCall, Viktorija Makarovaite, Alistair Balfour, Friedrich A Mühlschlegel, Campbell W Gourlay

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Microbial colonization of tracheostoma region in patients with voice prostheses - double-blind randomized clinical trial.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel R PentlandKent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Kent, United Kingdom.
Sarah StevensEast Kent Hospitals, University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Leila WilliamsEast Kent Hospitals, University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Mark BakerEast Kent Hospitals, University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Carolyn McCallEast Kent Hospitals, University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Viktorija MakarovaiteKent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Kent, United Kingdom.
Alistair BalfourEast Kent Hospitals, University NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Friedrich A MühlschlegelLaboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg.
Campbell W GourlayKent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Kent, United Kingdom.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Kent · GBLaboratoire National de Santé · LU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indwelling silicone valves called voice prostheses (VPs) are the gold standard for speech rehabilitation in patients with laryngeal cancer following total laryngectomy. Reported VP lifespans amongst these patients are highly variable but when devices fail patients experience loss of voice and an increase risk of chest infection. Early failure of VP is a current clinical concern that is associated with regular hospital visits, reduced quality of life and associated medical cost. Poly-microbial biofilms comprised of both bacterial and fungal microorganisms readily colonize VPs and are linked to loss of device performance and its early failure in addition to providing a reservoir for potential infection. Our detailed analysis of poly-microbial biofilm composition on 159 early failing VPs from 48 total laryngectomy patients confirmed

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antifungalCandidalaryngectomymicrobiologyspeech therapyvoice prosthesis

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PMID32508787
PMCPMC7251058
OpenAlexW3027072679

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