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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021

Linkage of Whole Genome Sequencing, Epidemiological, and Clinical Data to Understand the Genetic Diversity and Clinical Outcomes of Shigella flexneri among Men Who Have Sex with Men in England.

Holly D Mitchell, Nicholas R Thomson, Claire Jenkins, Timothy J Dallman, Anaïs Painset, Peter Kirwan, Valerie Delpech, Amy F W Mikhail, Nigel Field, Gwenda Hughes

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. 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
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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, 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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Holly D MitchellCentre for Molecular Epidemiology and Translational Research, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
Nicholas R ThomsonParasites and Microbes, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
Claire JenkinsNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Timothy J DallmanNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Anaïs PainsetNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Peter KirwanNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Valerie DelpechNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Amy F W MikhailNational Infection Service, Public Health Englandgrid.271308.f, London, UK.
Nigel Field *Centre for Molecular Epidemiology and Translational Research, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
Gwenda Hughes *The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London, London, UK.
Public Health England · GBNational Institute for Health Research · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Department of Health 109524Wellcome Trust 206194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The public health value of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinContact TracingDisease OutbreaksDrug Resistance, BacterialDysentery, BacillaryEnglandFemaleGenetic VariationGenome, BacterialHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinEnglandmen who have sex with menShigellasurveillancewhole genome sequencing

Identifiers

PMID34908501
PMCPMC8672885
OpenAlexW4200420199

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Registered trials

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