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ArticleBiofilm2023

William Johnston, Alicia Ware, Willemijn Frederique Kuiters, Christopher Delaney, Jason Lee Brown, Suzanne Hagen, David Corcoran, Matthew Cummings, Gordon Ramage, Ryan Kean

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Article in Biofilm, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Bacterial vaginosis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

William JohnstonDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom.
Alicia WareDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom.
Willemijn Frederique KuitersDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom.
Christopher DelaneyGlasgow Biofilm Research Network, United Kingdom.
Jason Lee BrownGlasgow Biofilm Research Network, United Kingdom.
Suzanne HagenMidwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom.
David CorcoranCC Biotech Ltd, Imperial Translation and Innovation Hub, 84 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, United Kingdom.
Matthew CummingsCC Biotech Ltd, Imperial Translation and Innovation Hub, 84 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, United Kingdom.
Gordon RamageGlasgow Biofilm Research Network, United Kingdom.
Ryan KeanDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom.
Glasgow Caledonian University · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects approximately 26% of women of childbearing age globally, presenting with 3-5 times increased risk of miscarriage and two-fold risk of pre-term birth

Indexed as

Bacterial vaginosisBiofilmEndolysinGardnerella vaginalisReproductive health

Identifiers

PMID36655001
PMCPMC9841237
OpenAlexW4313530596

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.