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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2023

Lin Wang, Yan Wang, Tongqiang Ma, Jianwei Yuan, Hongxia Wang, Yuan Ren, Jianwei Zhang

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lin WangDepartment of Infection, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Yan WangDepartment of Infection, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Tongqiang MaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Jianwei YuanDepartment of Infection, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Hongxia WangDepartment of Infection, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Yuan RenSchool of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Jianwei ZhangDepartment of Infection, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Shanxi Medical University · CNShanxi Academy of Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment process of 14 patients with aneurysm due to brucellosis, summarize the morbidity characteristics, and improve the knowledge and diagnosis of the disease. Methods: The clinical data of patients with aneurysms who were diagnosed to have brucellosis through Rose Bengal Test (RBT), Serum Agglutination Test (SAT), blood culture, and computed tomography angiography from January 2012 to November 2022 in Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Province, China, were retrospectively analyzed, and their clinical characteristics and disease regression findings were summarized. Results: Of the 14 patients, 13 were men, and 1 was a woman; the youngest patient was 48-year-old, and the oldest patient was of 74 years. All had a history of smoking. The sites of lesion occurrence included the abdominal aorta (5 patients), abdominal aorta +iliac artery (5 patients), iliac artery (2 patients), thoracic aorta and brachial artery were less common (1 case each). Symptoms in the patients mostly began with abdominal pain, which was accompanied by fever, nausea, and vomiting. Six patients had a clear history of livestock exposure. Fourteen patients showed elevated D-dimer and C-reactive protein levels and decreased hemoglobin and albumin levels. Thirteen of the 14 cases were treated surgically, there were no complications of surgery, and 3 patients were readmitted with recurrence of brucellosis, it is related to the treatment that did not reach the early stage, combination, full dose and full course of treatment, with a mean recurrence time of 8 months. In the telephone follow-up, the patient's recovery proceeded well. Conclusion: The present study revealed that the recurrence in male gender, advanced age, smoking and irregular treatment is higher. On the contrast, early intervention, a combination of adequate course of anti-infection treatment and timely surgery can improve the prognosis.

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Brucellabrucellosis-related aneurysmcase seriesclinical featuresretrospective analysis

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