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ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2020

South African Society of Clinical Microbiology

Trusha Nana, Chanelle Moore, Tom Boyles, Adrian J Brink, Joy Cleghorn, Lesley M Devenish, Briette du Toit, Ernst S Fredericks, Molebogeng R Lekalakala-Mokaba, Caroline Maluleka and 8 more

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Article in Southern African journal of infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 38% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

18 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Trusha NanaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-1575
Chanelle MooreAmpath Laboratories, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-207X
Tom BoylesDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-8081
Adrian J BrinkDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-9690
Joy CleghornLife Healthcare Group, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4934-8078
Lesley M DevenishDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5714-3470
Briette du ToitMediclinic Southern Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-3295
Ernst S FredericksDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4366-4598
Molebogeng R Lekalakala-MokabaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-8581
Caroline MalulekaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-9669
Muhammad N RajaballyMediclinic Constantiaberg, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-1960
Gary ReubensonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2541-4165
Liliwe ShupingCentre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division of National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-779X
Karin SwartNetcare Hospitals Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-5780
Khine Swe Swe HanMedical Microbiology Department, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Academic Complex, National Health Laboratory Services, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-6258
Jeannette WadulaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-6173
Justyna WojnoLancet Laboratories, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-5298
Warren LowmanDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-389X
National Health Laboratory Service · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZABroadReach Healthcare (South Africa) · ZAChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital · ZALancet Laboratories · ZANelson Mandela University · ZANetcare Unitas Hospital · ZASefako Makgatho Health Sciences University · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZAWits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Clostridioides difficilediagnosisinfection controlinfection preventionoutbreaksurveillancetreatment

Identifiers

PMID34485483
PMCPMC8378053
OpenAlexW3095707547

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Registered trials

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