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ReviewIndian journal of pediatrics2021

Role of Zinc in Neonatal Sepsis.

Newton Banupriya, Ballambattu Vishnu Bhat, Magadi Gopalakrishna Sridhar

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Review in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Newer Perspective in Neonatology-Need for Updating.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2021
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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Newton BanupriyaDepartment of Neonatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Ballambattu Vishnu BhatDepartment of Pediatrics & Neonatology and Division of Research, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Pondicherry, 607403, India. drvishnubhat@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8856-7348
Magadi Gopalakrishna SridharDepartment of Biochemistry, KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INPSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research · INVinayaka Missions University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis emerges as a complex clinical syndrome with activation of an innate host response to infections. Despite advancement in therapeutic approaches, infants with sepsis remain hospitalized for longer durations and it remains to be a major health problem in today's world. Zinc as a trace element, has the potential to improve the host's defence mechanism against various pathogenic diseases. During sepsis, a redistribution of zinc from serum into the liver has been observed and earlier studies imply a correlation between serum zinc levels and the outcome of sepsis. Zinc also appears to have a potential to be used as a biomarker of sepsis outcome. There are only few reports available to show the efficacy of zinc supplements in the management of neonatal sepsis.

Indexed as

Neonatal SepsisSepsisTrace ElementsDietary SupplementsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornZincTrace ElementsZincImmunityNeonatal sepsisSerum zincZinc homeostasisZinc supplementation

Identifiers

PMID33893972
OpenAlexW3153349616

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