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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

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Cristina Maria Mihai, Ancuta Lupu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Ginel Baciu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Violeta Popovici, Felicia Suciu, Florin-Daniel Enache, Simona Claudia Cambrea and 1 more

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Cristina Maria MihaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of General Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8844-0593
Ancuta LupuDepartment of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8147-3632
Tatiana ChisnoiuDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of General Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4996-2484
Adriana Luminita BalasaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of General Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Ginel BaciuDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Vasile Valeriu LupuDepartment of Pediatrics, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2640-8795
Violeta PopoviciCenter for Mountain Economics, "Costin C. Kritescu" National Institute of Economic Research (INCE-CEMONT), Romanian Academy, 725700 Vatra-Dornei, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9696-5728
Felicia SuciuDepartment of Analysis and Quality Control of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, Str. Căpitan Aviator Al. Șerbănescu, nr.6, Campus Corp C, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0712-6314
Florin-Daniel EnacheDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, Faculty of General Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Simona Claudia CambreaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of General Medicine, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4898-8938
Ramona Mihaela StoicescuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Ovidius" University of Constanta, Str. Căpitan Aviator Al. Șerbănescu, nr.6, Campus Corp C, 900470 Constanta, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected tropical parasitic disease linked with significant social and economic burdens worldwide. The scientific community has minimal information on echinococcosis in Romanian people, and hospital medical records are the only sources that may be used to investigate its status. A 7-year retrospective clinical study on pediatric patients with CE from Southeast Romania was performed, and 39 children and adolescents were included, aged 2-15 years old. They were hospitalized with cystic echinococcosis in the Pediatric Department and Pediatric Surgery Department of Constanta County Clinical Emergency Hospital "St. Apostle Andrew" between 1 January 2017 and 1 October 2024. Twenty-nine (74.36%) pediatric patients came from rural zones, and 10 (25.64%) had urban residences. In total, 28 children (71.79%) had contact with four different animals (dogs, goats, pigs, and sheep); only four were from urban zones, and they had contact only with dogs. Data regarding the length of hospital stay, cyst location, and complications were collected and analyzed. According to the medical files, the diagnosis was established using imaging techniques and serological tests for CE. IgE and IgG reported appreciable variations in correlation with all parameters, and significant differences (

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EchinococcosisEchinococcus granulosusAdolescentAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolDogsFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRomaniaEchinococcus granulosus sensu latoeosinophiliahydatid cystIgEIgGliver and lung involvementmedical and surgical treatmentRomanian pediatric patients

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PMID39861014
PMCPMC11768134

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