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ArticleNeuro-oncology practice2023

Stroke-associated infections in patients with and without cancer.

Katharina Seystahl, Juliane Schweizer, Mira Katan, Sung Ju Weber, Alessia Hug, Miriam Wanner, Andreas R Luft, Sabine Rohrmann, Susanne Wegener, Michael Weller

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Article in Neuro-oncology practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katharina SeystahlDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-5669
Juliane SchweizerDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Mira KatanDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sung Ju WeberDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alessia HugDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Miriam WannerCancer Registry of the Canton of Zurich, Zug, Schaffhausen, and Schwyz, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Andreas R LuftDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sabine RohrmannCancer Registry of the Canton of Zurich, Zug, Schaffhausen, and Schwyz, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Susanne WegenerDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-7023
Michael WellerDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1748-174X
University of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cancer in stroke patients is associated with higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers and unfavorable poststroke outcomes. We thus explored whether there is a link between cancer and stroke-associated infections. Methods: Medical records of patients with ischemic stroke in 2014-2016 registered in the Swiss Stroke Registry of Zurich were retrospectively analyzed. Incidence, characteristics, treatment, and outcome of stroke-associated infections diagnosed within 7 days after stroke onset were tested for an association with cancer. Results: Among 1181 patients with ischemic stroke, 102 patients with cancer were identified. Stroke-associated infections occurred in 179 and 19 patients (17% and 19%) without and with cancer ( Conclusions: Cancer does not represent a risk factor for stroke-associated infections in this patient cohort.

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PMID36970172
PMCPMC10037946
OpenAlexW4297057014

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