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ReviewCurrent therapeutic research, clinical and experimental2023

Methods of Determining Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Efficiency of Probiotics in Treatment: A Review.

Geetika M Ahlawat, Prabhat K Singh

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Review in Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

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

  1. Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  4. Prevalence and Genetic Characterization ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  8. The Role ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Geetika M AhlawatDepartment of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Prabhat K SinghRadiation and Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre · INChandigarh University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent lifestyle-associated ailment linked to the gut microbiota that significantly influences patients' quality of life. A notable correlation exists between Objective: This review aims to explore the therapeutic potential of probiotics, particularly Methods: A comprehensive literature survey was conducted to examine the association between gut microbiota and IBS, the role of probiotics in managing IBS, the mechanisms of their action, and the potential risks associated with their long-term use. Additionally, this study addresses the influence of Results: Conclusions: Probiotics, specifically

Indexed as

BlastocystisGut–brain axisGut microbiotaIrritable bowel syndromeProbioticsSaccharomyces boulardii

Identifiers

PMID38021264
PMCPMC10665699
OpenAlexW4387731503

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