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SynthesisPathogens and global health2022

Parasites in surgically removed appendices as a neglected public health concern: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aida Vafae Eslahi, Meysam Olfatifar, Elham Houshmand, Amir Abdoli, Behzad Bijani, Sima Hashemipour, Razzagh Mahmoudi, Elham Hajialilo, Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh Afshar, Ali Reza Mohammadzadeh and 1 more

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Synthesis in Pathogens and global health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 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

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Aida Vafae EslahiMedical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Meysam OlfatifarGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elham HoushmandDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran.
Amir AbdoliZoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
Behzad BijaniClinical Research Development Unit, Kosar Hospital, Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Sima HashemipourMetabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Razzagh MahmoudiMedical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Elham HajialiloDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh AfsharDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Reza MohammadzadehClinical Research Development Unit, Qods Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Milad BadriMedical Microbiology Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1860-326X
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University Rasht Branch · IRJahrom University · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of various parasitic infections in the occurrence of appendicitis is illustrated through cases recorded all over the world. The purpose of the current study was to estimate the global prevalence of parasite infestation (other than

Indexed as

AppendicitisIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticParasitesAnimalsAscaris lumbricoidesFecesHumansPrevalencePublic Healthappendicitishistopathological methodsparasitic infestationPrevalenceworldwide

Identifiers

PMID34842078
PMCPMC9387334
OpenAlexW3217756040

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