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ArticleScientific reports2023

Zinc chloride is effective as an antibiotic in biofilm prevention following septoplasty.

Noa Noach, Eran Lavy, Ram Reifen, Michael Friedman, David Kirmayer, Einat Zelinger, Amit Ritter, Dan Yaniv, Ella Reifen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Noa NoachThe Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition. The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Eran LavyThe Koret School of Veterinary Medicine. The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Ram ReifenThe Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition. The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. ram.reifen@mail.huji.ac.il.
Michael FriedmanThe School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
David KirmayerThe School of Pharmacy, The Faculty of Medicine, Ein Kerem Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Einat ZelingerFACSI-Faculty of Agriculture Center for Scientific Imaging. The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Amit RitterDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Dan YanivDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Ella ReifenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILRabin Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofilm-state bacterial infections associated with inserted medical devices constitute a massive health and financial problem worldwide. Although bacteria exhibit significantly lower susceptibility to antibiotics in the biofilm state, the most common treatment approach still relies on antibiotics, exacerbating the phenomenon of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In this study, we aimed to assess whether ZnCl

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NoseZinc CompoundsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsChloridesHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsChlorideszinc chlorideZinc Compounds

Identifiers

PMID37221180
PMCPMC10206080
OpenAlexW4377939085

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