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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

The Potential of Probiotics in Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Literature-Based Analysis.

Tao-An Chen, Ya-Ting Chuang, Szu-Chi Pai, Jin-Fu Zheng

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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.

Tao-An ChenDivision of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Chest Medicine, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0740-0619
Ya-Ting ChuangSurgical Intensive Care Unit, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
Szu-Chi PaiDivision of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Chest Medicine, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
Jin-Fu ZhengDepartment of Gastroenterology Medicine, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a significant concern in intensive care units (ICUs), contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Probiotics and synbiotics have been explored as potential preventive measures due to their ability to modulate gut microbiota, reduce pathogenic colonization, enhance immune responses, and maintain intestinal barrier integrity. While some randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggest that specific strains, such as

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cost effectiveintensive care unitmicrobiota modulationprobioticsrandomized controlled trialssynbioticssystematic reviewsventilator-associated pneumonia

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PMID40284692
PMCPMC12029436

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