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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fluoroquinolone Can Be an Effective Treatment Option for Acute Pyelonephritis When the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Levofloxacin for the Causative

Yeonjae Kim, Bongyoung Kim, Seong Heon Wie, Jieun Kim, Moran Ki, Yong Kyun Cho, Seung Kwan Lim, Jin Seo Lee, Ki Tae Kwon, Hyuck Lee and 5 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.

Yeonjae KimCenter for Infectious Disease, National Medical Center, Seoul 04564, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4144-9077
Bongyoung KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5029-6597
Seong Heon WieDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Jieun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6214-3889
Moran KiDepartment of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8892-7104
Yong Kyun ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Gacheon University, Incheon 21565, Korea.
Seung Kwan LimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ansung Hospital, Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, Ansung 17572, Korea.
Jin Seo LeeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Seoul 05355, Korea.
Ki Tae KwonDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4666-0672
Hyuck LeeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Korea.
Hee Jin CheongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul 08308, Korea.
Dae Won ParkDivision of Infectious Diseases, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan 15355, Korea.
Seong Yeol RyuDivision of Infectious Diseases, Dongsan Hosptial, Keimyeong University, Daegu 41931, Korea.
Moon Hyun ChungDivision of Infectious Diseases, Seogwipo Medical Center, Jeju 63585, Korea.
Hyunjoo PaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea.
Hanyang University · KRDong-A University Hospital · KRGachon University · KRGyeongsang National University Hospital · KRHallym University · KRKeimyung University · KRKorea University · KRKorea University Medical Center · KRKyungpook National University · KRNational Cancer Center · KRNational Medical Center · KRThe Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital · KR

Funding

Hanyang University 2012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the fluoroquinolone (FQ) minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for the causative agent

Indexed as

E. colifluoroquinolonepyelonephritistreatmenturinary tract infection

Identifiers

PMID33401660
PMCPMC7823373
OpenAlexW3117014960

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