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ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2020

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Sofia Ottaru, Mariam M Mirambo, Rogatus Kabyemera, Benson R Kidenya, Mwanaisha Seugendo, Delfina R Msanga, Patrick Ngoya, Domenica Morona, Stephen E Mshana

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Article in International journal of pediatrics, 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
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% 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, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Seroprevalence ofInternational journal of pediatrics · 2026
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  2. Seroprevalence and Genetic Characterization ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2022
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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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sofia OttaruDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, Bugando Medical Centre, P.O. Box 370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Mariam M MiramboDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Rogatus KabyemeraDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, Bugando Medical Centre, P.O. Box 370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Benson R KidenyaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Mwanaisha SeugendoDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, Bugando Medical Centre, P.O. Box 370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Delfina R MsangaDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, Bugando Medical Centre, P.O. Box 370, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-9620
Patrick NgoyaDepartment of Radiology, Bugando Medical Centre, P.O. Box 370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Domenica MoronaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3871-3631
Stephen E MshanaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-6271
Bugando Medical Centre · TZCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsAn analytical cross-sectional hospital-based study involving 125 infants with hydrocephalus attending the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) was conducted between May 2017 and February 2018. Sociodemographic and other relevant information was collected using a pretested data collection tool. Venous blood samples were collected, and sera were used for the detection of specific

resultsThe mean age of enrolled children was 4.8 ± 3.5 months. Out of 125 infants with hydrocephalus, 29 (23.2%, 95% CI: 21-36) were seropositive for

conclusionsA significant proportion of infants with nonobstructive hydrocephalus are

Identifiers

PMID32963556
PMCPMC7492872
OpenAlexW3083421497

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