Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38590894›Full record

ArticleHeliyon2024

Yuting Gu, Zide Wang, Xiaohua Xia, Guang Zhao

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Multiple brain abscesses caused byFrontiers in medicine · 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuting GuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
Zide WangThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiaohua XiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
Guang ZhaoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, 215300, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangsu University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Brain abscesses caused by Case presentation: A 69-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus presented with headaches and dizziness persisting for 2 weeks, which was initially diagnosed as a brain abscess. Due to the unusual presentation and rapid progression of symptoms, she underwent surgical resection of the brain abscess. No pathogens were detected in blood or CSF cultures. However, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) identified Conclusion: mNGS useful for prompt diagnosis and selection of antibiotic therapy for brain abscesses caused by

Indexed as

Brain abscessMetagenomic next-generation sequencingNocardia farcinica infection

Identifiers

PMID38590894
PMCPMC11000006
OpenAlexW4393187173

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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