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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

An update on respiratory syncytial virus.

Antonio Piralla, Zhengrong Chen, Hassan Zaraket

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 21 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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Antonio Piralla *Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, via Taramelli 5, Pavia, 27100, Italy. antonio.piralla@unipv.it.
Zhengrong Chen *Department of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, NO. 92, Zhongnan Street, Suzhou, PR of China. chen_zheng_rong@163.com.
Hassan Zaraket *Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. hassanzaraket@outlook.com.
American University of Beirut · LBIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSoochow University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections resulting in a significant burden worldwide, particularly in children and older adults. This collection calls for original research papers that advance our understanding of the epidemiology, evolution, diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of RSV infections.

Indexed as

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsAgedChildHospitalizationHumansInfantRisk Factors

Identifiers

PMID37891488
PMCPMC10612172
OpenAlexW4387996634

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Registered trials

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