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ArticleBiofilm2023

Abdullah Baz, Ahmed Bakri, Mark Butcher, Bryn Short, Bhagirath Ghimire, Nishtha Gaur, Toby Jenkins, Robert D Short, Marcello Riggio, Craig Williams and 2 more

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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 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Biofilm sensitization to breakJournal of medical microbiology · 2026
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  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. MixedJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  9. Article
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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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Abdullah BazOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Ahmed BakriOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Mark ButcherOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Bryn ShortOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Bhagirath GhimireDepartment of Chemistry and Material Science Institute, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, United Kingdom.
Nishtha GaurDepartment of Chemistry and Material Science Institute, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, United Kingdom.
Toby JenkinsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom.
Robert D ShortDepartment of Chemistry and Material Science Institute, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, United Kingdom.
Marcello RiggioOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Craig WilliamsGlasgow Biofilm Research Network, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, United Kingdom.
Gordon RamageOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
Jason L BrownOral Sciences Research Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
University of Glasgow · GBLancaster University · GBRoyal Lancaster Infirmary · GBUniversity of Bath · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global clinical and socioeconomic impact of chronic wounds is substantial. The main difficulty that clinicians face during the treatment of chronic wounds is the risk of infection at the wound site. Infected wounds arise from an accumulation of microbial aggregates in the wound bed, leading to the formation of polymicrobial biofilms that can be largely resistant to antibiotic therapy. Therefore, it is essential for studies to identify novel therapeutics to alleviate biofilm infections. One innovative technique is the use of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) which has been shown to possess promising antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Here, different clinically relevant biofilm models will be treated with cold atmospheric plasma to assess its efficacy and killing effects. Biofilm viability was assessed using live dead qPCR, and morphological changes associated with CAP evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results indicated that CAP was effective against

Indexed as

BiofilmCandida albicansCandida aurisCold atmospheric plasmaHeterogeneityPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusTolerance

Identifiers

PMID37138646
PMCPMC10149328
OpenAlexW4365813010

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Registered trials

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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.