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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2024

The biological function of the type II toxin-antitoxin system

He Zhang, Shuan Tao, Huimin Chen, Yewei Fang, Yao Xu, Luyan Chen, Fang Ma, Wei Liang

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 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
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Study on resistance mechanisms and molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

He ZhangDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China.
Shuan TaoSchool of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Huimin ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Yewei FangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Yao XuSchool of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Luyan ChenDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Fang MaDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, China.
Wei LiangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Ningbo University · CNBengbu Medical College · CNJiangsu University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent a significant challenge in clinical practice, with recurrent forms (rUTIs) posing a continual threat to patient health.

Indexed as

bacteria biofilmccdABE. colipersistent infectionrecurrent urinary tract infectiontoxin-antitoxin systems

Identifiers

PMID38690370
PMCPMC11059956
OpenAlexW4394843647

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Registered trials

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