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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021

Persistent Anti-

Mateusz Markowicz, Michael Reiter, Jutta Gamper, Gerold Stanek, Hannes Stockinger

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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 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mateusz MarkowiczInstitute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Viennagrid.22937.3d, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9127-620X
Michael ReiterInstitute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Viennagrid.22937.3d, Vienna, Austria.
Jutta GamperCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Section for Medical Statistics, Medical University of Viennagrid.22937.3d, Vienna, Austria.
Gerold StanekInstitute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Viennagrid.22937.3d, Vienna, Austria.
Hannes StockingerInstitute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Viennagrid.22937.3d, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATStatistics Austria · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the etiology of persistent IgM antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) and to analyze their association with nonspecific symptoms. The study group comprised individuals with persistent IgM antibodies in the absence of IgG. The relation between ELISA values and time elapsed since past erythema migrans (EM) was analyzed. Previous antibiotic treatments were assessed. The association between persistent IgM and nonspecific symptoms was evaluated statistically. Specificity of IgM antibodies for outer surface protein C (OspC) of B. burgdorferi sl was examined by immunoblotting. Further, we investigated the cross-reactivity with

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AdultAgedAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBorrelia burgdorferiCross ReactionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlossitis, Benign MigratoryHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLyme DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MOspC proteinBorrelia burgdorfericross-reactivityLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseOspCpersistent IgM

Identifiers

PMID34937165
PMCPMC8694107
OpenAlexW4200110162

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