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ReviewNeonatology2020

Ureaplasma-Driven Neuroinflammation in Neonates: Assembling the Puzzle Pieces.

Christine Silwedel, Christian P Speer, Christoph Härtel, Kirsten Glaser

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Review in Neonatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  2. Reconceptualizing chorioamnionitis as an immune-mediated inflammatory disorder at the maternal-fetal interface.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  6. Intra-amniotic infection withBrain communications · 2025
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  11. MaternalFrontiers in pediatrics · 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christine SilwedelUniversity Children's Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, Silwedel_C@ukw.de.
Christian P SpeerUniversity Children's Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Christoph HärtelUniversity Children's Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Kirsten GlaserUniversity Children's Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ureaplasma species (spp.) are commonly regarded as low-virulence colonizers of the genitourinary tract. Intrauterine Ureaplasma infection, however, has been associated with chorioamnionitis and preterm birth. The overall impact of a neonatal Ureaplasma colonization is yet to be understood. High pathogen prevalence and frequent neurological morbidities particularly in immature preterm infants call for an assessment of the significance of Ureaplasma spp. in neonatal neuroinflammation. This narrative review summarizes clinical data, animal studies, and in vitro results to elucidate potential Ureaplasma-associated neurological morbidities as well as underlying mechanisms. Increasing evidence indicates an involvement of Ureaplasma spp. in invasive central nervous system infections, suggesting a meticulous ability of Ureaplasma spp. to interfere with immune defense mechanisms. Ultimately, Ureaplasma spp. should be considered as relevant pathogens in neonatal neuroinflammation.

Indexed as

ChorioamnionitisPremature BirthUreaplasma InfectionsAnimalsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematurePregnancyUreaplasmaNeonatesNeuroinflammationPreterm infantsUreaplasma parvumUreaplasma urealyticum

Identifiers

PMID33271546
PMCPMC7949233
OpenAlexW3110321603

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