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ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2023

Appropriate use of colistin in neonates, infants and children: Interim guidance.

Vindana Chibabhai, Adrie Bekker, Marianne Black, Despina Demopoulos, Angela Dramowski, Nicolette M du Plessis, Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente, Trusha Nana, Helena Rabie, Gary Reubenson and 1 more

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Article in Southern African journal of infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 40% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Treating Extensively Drug-ResistantPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
  2. Efficacy of inhaled antibiotics in children with ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Paediatric colistin prescribing practices in South Africa: A clinician survey.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2025
    Article
  5. Review
  6. Dissemination of clinicalFrontiers in microbiology · 2024
    Article
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

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Vindana ChibabhaiDivision of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5115-5999
Adrie BekkerDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-3432
Marianne BlackDivision of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6341-433X
Despina DemopoulosDepartment of Paediatrics, Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2048-1776
Angela DramowskiDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-9791
Nicolette M du PlessisDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-691X
Veshni Pillay-Fuentes LorenteDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5365-0320
Trusha NanaDivision of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-1575
Helena RabieDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-2963
Gary ReubensonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2541-4165
Reenu ThomasDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-0850
University of the Witwatersrand · ZAWestern Cape Department of Health · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZAStellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of Pretoria · ZAWits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

carbapenemcolistinextensively drug resistantGram-negativeinfectious diseasesmicrobiologymultidrug resistantneonatologypaediatricspolymyxin

Identifiers

PMID38223435
PMCPMC10784269
OpenAlexW4389978962

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Registered trials

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