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ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effect of Sub-Inhibitory Concentrations of Nitrofurantoin, Ciprofloxacin, and Trimethoprim on In Vitro Biofilm Formation in Uropathogenic

Shane Whelan, Mary Claire O'Grady, Gerard Daniel Corcoran, Karen Finn, Brigid Lucey

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Article in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. UropathogenicMicroorganisms · 2025
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  7. Fluoroquinolones and Biofilm: A Narrative Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  8. Synergistic Effects ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Article
  9. UropathogenicMicroorganisms · 2023
    Review
  10. Urinary Tract Infections Caused by UropathogenicInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shane WhelanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, Bishopstown, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-6991-5167
Mary Claire O'GradyDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, T12 DC4A2 Cork, Ireland.
Gerard Daniel CorcoranDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, T12 DC4A2 Cork, Ireland.
Karen FinnDepartment of Analytical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Sciences, Atlantic Technological University, ATU Galway City, Dublin Road, H91 T8NW Galway, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-5631-9710
Brigid LuceyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Munster Technological University, Bishopstown, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0872-202X
Cork University Hospital · IEMunster Technological University · IETechnological University Dublin · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sublethal concentrations of nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin, and trimethoprim on biofilm formation in 57 uropathogenic

Indexed as

Urinary Tract InfectionsUropathogenic Escherichia coliAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsCiprofloxacinHumansNitrofurantoinTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinNitrofurantoinTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combinationbiofilm formationsub-inhibitory antibioticsuropathogenic E. coli

Identifiers

PMID36649038
PMCPMC9844298
OpenAlexW4313259761

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