Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38129083›Full record

ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Typhoid spondylodiscitis of the cervical spine.

Yusoff Norisyam, Thurairajasingam Jayamalar, Choong Hoon Foo, Khin Maung Ohn

Open access · greenAbstract readCase Reports
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 62% 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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yusoff NorisyamDepartment of Orthopaedic, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.
Thurairajasingam JayamalarDepartment of Orthopaedic, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.
Choong Hoon FooOrthopaedic Department, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4915-3051
Khin Maung OhnDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia drkmgohn@ums.edu.my.
Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital · MYQueen Elizabeth Hospital · MYUniversiti of Malaysia Sabah · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal infection comprises pyogenic and non-pyogenic spondylodiscitis. This condition may manifest with non-specific clinical symptoms, elevated infective parameters and imaging findings that are difficult to distinguish. The cornerstone of a definitive diagnosis and subsequent successful treatment lies in tissue analysis through culture and histopathological studies. In this context, we present a case of Salmonella pyogenic spondylodiscitis affecting the C5/C6 vertebrae, complicated by Salmonella bacteraemia and characterised by mechanical neck pain that curtails daily activities and overall functioning, although without neurological deficits. The uniqueness of this case stems from its occurrence in an immunocompetent individual from a non-endemic area, with no identifiable sources of Salmonella infection or preceding gastrointestinal symptoms.

Indexed as

DiscitisSalmonella InfectionsTyphoid FeverCervical VertebraeHumansNeck PainBone and joint infectionsInfection (neurology)Infections

Identifiers

PMID38129083
OpenAlexW4390064345

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.