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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2024

Effects of clinically achievable pulmonary antibiotic concentrations on the recovery of bacteria:

Andrew J Fratoni, Amity L Roberts, David P Nicolau, Joseph L Kuti

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Syndromic platforms in the management of infection in the critically ill patient: test indication and diagnostic interpretation.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrew J FratoniCenter for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5874-5174
Amity L RobertsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hartford HealthCare, Newington, Connecticut, USA.
David P NicolauCenter for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4148-0165
Joseph L KutiCenter for Anti-Infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4464-3126

Funding

bioMérieux (bioMérieux SA)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Empiric antibiotics may affect bacterial pathogen recovery using conventional culture methods (CCMs), while PCR-based diagnostics are likely less affected. Herein, we conducted an

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsPneumoniaBacteriaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDrug Resistance, BacterialGram-Negative BacteriaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsVancomycinAcinetobacter baumanniiantimicrobial resistanceEscherichia colihospital-acquired pneumoniaKlebsiella pneumoniaePseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusventilator-associated pneumonia

Identifiers

PMID38112451
PMCPMC10793292

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