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ReviewGhana medical journal2021

Is malaria immunity a possible protection against severe symptoms and outcomes of COVID-19?

Verner N Orish, Emily Boakye-Yiadom, Evelyn K Ansah, Robert K Alhassan, Kwabena Duedu, Yaw A Awuku, Seth Owusu-Agyei, John O Gyapong

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Review in Ghana medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Verner N OrishDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Emily Boakye-YiadomDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Evelyn K AnsahCentre for Malaria Research, Institute for Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Robert K AlhassanInstitute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Kwabena DueduDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Yaw A AwukuDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Seth Owusu-AgyeiInstitute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
John O GyapongInstitute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria-endemic areas of the world are noted for high morbidity and mortality from malaria. Also noted in these areas is the majority of persons in the population having acquired malaria immunity. Though this acquired malaria immunity does not prevent infection, it resists the multiplication of

fundingNone declared.

Indexed as

COVID-19MalariaHumansSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Innate immunityinterferonMalaria immunityNatural killer cells

Identifiers

PMID35233116
PMCPMC8853697
OpenAlexW3206095814

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Registered trials

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