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ReviewMicroorganisms2021

Infective Endocarditis: A Focus on Oral Microbiota.

Carmela Del Giudice, Emanuele Vaia, Daniela Liccardo, Federica Marzano, Alessandra Valletta, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Nicola Ferrara, Carlo Rengo, Alessandro Cannavo, Giuseppe Rengo

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In one paragraph

Review in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. [The Role of Salivary Microbiota in Oral and Systemic Disease Development and Diagnosis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  7. Oral microbiota in cardiovascular health and disease.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  8. Antimicrobial susceptibility ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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  12. Beyond Antibiotics: What the Future Holds.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  13. More than just teeth: How oral health can affect the heart.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2024
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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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Carmela Del GiudiceDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3044-3000
Emanuele VaiaDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6418-9795
Daniela LiccardoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Federica MarzanoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Alessandra VallettaDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Gianrico SpagnuoloDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3769-9786
Nicola FerraraDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Carlo RengoDepartment of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1127-0877
Alessandro CannavoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8948-5961
Giuseppe RengoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Medicine Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9701-0437
University of Naples Federico II · ITIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITSechenov University · RUUniversity of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease usually caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and settling in the heart lining valves or blood vessels. Despite modern antimicrobial and surgical treatments, IE continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Thus, primary prevention and enhanced diagnosis remain the most important strategies to fight this disease. In this regard, it is worth noting that for over 50 years, oral microbiota has been considered one of the significant risk factors for IE. Indeed, among the disparate recommendations from the American heart association and the European Society of Cardiology, there are good oral hygiene and prophylaxis for high-risk patients undergoing dental procedures. Thus, significant interest has grown in the role of oral microbiota and it continues to be a subject of research interest, especially if we consider that antimicrobial treatments can generate drug-resistant mutant bacteria, becoming a severe social problem. This review will describe the current knowledge about the relationship between oral microbiota, dental procedures, and IE. Further, it will discuss current methods used to prevent IE cases that originate from oral pathogens and how these should be focused on improving oral hygiene, which remains the significant persuasible way to prevent bacteremia and systemic disorders.

Indexed as

bacteremiaendocarditisoral dysbiosisperiodontitis

Identifiers

PMID34199916
PMCPMC8227130
OpenAlexW3166968166

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