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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Development and validation of a novel detection method for

Bertha I Carvajal-Gamez, Aída Olguín-Barrera, Luis Tinoco-Gracia, Guadalupe Gordillo-Perez, Karla Dzul-Rosado, Gabriela Aguilar-Tipacamú, Mario Hidalgo-Ruiz, Juan Mosqueda

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico: A Call to Action.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024
    Article
  4. Spotted fever diagnosis using molecular methods.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bertha I Carvajal-GamezImmunology and Vaccines Laboratory, Natural Sciences College, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Aída Olguín-BarreraImmunology and Vaccines Laboratory, Natural Sciences College, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Luis Tinoco-GraciaLaboratorio de Salud Pública Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Baja California, Mexico.
Guadalupe Gordillo-PerezUnidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Medico Nacional SXXI-Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Karla Dzul-RosadoDr. Hideyo Noguchi Regional Research Center, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mérida, Mexico.
Gabriela Aguilar-TipacamúCuerpo Academico, Salud Animal y Microbiologia Ambiental, Natural Sciences College, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Mario Hidalgo-RuizImmunology and Vaccines Laboratory, Natural Sciences College, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Juan MosquedaImmunology and Vaccines Laboratory, Natural Sciences College, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Autonomous University of Queretaro · MXAutonomous University of Yucatán · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MXUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Methods: This technique uses hydroxy naphthol blue (HNB) as an indicator of the formation of magnesium pyrophosphate, a marker for the presence of DNA. Here, we used a putative Results and discussion: The sensitivity of the assay was ~1.6-3 pg, which is 10 times more sensitive than PCR. To determine the diagnostics specificity and sensitivity, 103 human DNA samples and 30 tick DNA samples were evaluated. For the human samples, a sensitivity for HNB of 93%, a specificity of 70% and a k of 0.53 were obtained. For electrophoresis the sensitivity was 97% with a specificity of 58% and a k of 0.42. For tick samples, a sensitivity of 80% was obtained, a specificity of 93% for HNB and for electrophoresis the sensitivity and specificity were 87%. The k for both was 0.73. The degree of concordance between HNB and electrophoresis was 0.82 for humans and for ticks, it was 0.87. The result is obtained in shorter time, compared to a PCR protocol, and is visually interpreted by the color change. Therefore, this method could be a reliable tool for the early diagnosis of rickettsiosis.

Indexed as

diagnosticsisothermal amplificationRickettsiaRocky Mountain spotted fevertick-borne pathogens

Identifiers

PMID38260903
PMCPMC10800886
OpenAlexW4390666017

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