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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

TORCH Congenital Syndrome Infections in Central America's Northern Triangle.

Mary K Lynn, M Stanley Rodriguez Aquino, Stella C W Self, Mufaro Kanyangarara, Berry A Campbell, Melissa S Nolan

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mary K LynnDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
M Stanley Rodriguez AquinoCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.ORCID 0000-0001-9484-5431
Stella C W SelfDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5956-5220
Mufaro KanyangararaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1367-1546
Berry A CampbellSchool of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Melissa S NolanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8579-5372
University of South Carolina · USUniversity of El Salvador · SV

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TORCH pathogens are a group of globally prevalent infectious agents that may cross the placental barrier, causing severe negative sequalae in neonates, including fetal death and lifelong morbidity. TORCH infections are classically defined by

Indexed as

congenital infections Central Americacongenital syndromes Central America’s Northern TriangleTORCH Central AmericaTORCH congenital syndrome

Identifiers

PMID36838223
PMCPMC9964893
OpenAlexW4317503562

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