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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2023

Nasal Carriage Rate of

Wondimagegn Wolde, Habtamu Mitiku, Rajesh Sarkar, Tadesse Shume

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wondimagegn WoldeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Habtamu MitikuDepartment of Tropical and Infectious Disease and Parasitology, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-5509-1438
Rajesh SarkarDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Tadesse ShumeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-4595-2163
Haramaya University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of nasal carriage of Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 295 health-care workers. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the participant. Nasal swabs were collected and cultured at 35°C for 24hrs. Results: The prevalence of Conclusion: The prevalence of

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health care workersMRSAnasal carriage

Identifiers

PMID37287547
PMCPMC10243340
OpenAlexW4379233371

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