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ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2025

Multi-centre evaluation of Gram stain in the diagnosis of septic arthritis.

Charlotte Smith, Robert J Maloney, Deborah Wearmouth, Hemant Sharma, Kordo Saeed, Nusreen Ahmad-Saeed, Rachel Annett, Lucinda Barrett, Sara E Boyd, Peter Davies and 17 more

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Article in Journal of bone and joint infection, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Charlotte SmithSheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Centre Court, Atlas Way, Sheffield, S4 7QQ, UK.
Robert J MaloneyDepartment of Infection, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK.
Deborah WearmouthDepartment of Infection, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK.
Hemant SharmaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-1651
Kordo SaeedDepartment of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Nusreen Ahmad-SaeedDepartment of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Rachel AnnettPublic Health Wales, Hot Lab University Hospital of Llandough, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Lucinda BarrettOxford University Hospitals (OUH), Oxford, UK.
Sara E BoydDavid Price Evans Global Health and Infectious Disease Research Group, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GE, UK.
Peter DaviesDepartment of Microbiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, New Lister Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK.
Harriet HughesPublic Health Wales Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Gwennan JonesPublic Health Wales Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Laura LeachOxford University Hospitals (OUH), Oxford, UK.
Maureen LynchDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Deepa NayarDepartment of Microbiology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Martin MarshDepartment of Orthopaedics, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Shanine MitchellPublic Health Wales Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Lynn MoffatDepartment of Microbiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, New Lister Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK.
Luke S P MooreNational Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
Michael E MurphyDepartment of Microbiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, New Lister Building, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK.
Shaan Ashk O'SheaDepartment of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Teresa PeachPublic Health Wales, Health Protection and Infection Division, Capital Quarter, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Christina PetridouDepartment of Infection, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Winchester, UK.
Niamh ReidyPublic Health Wales Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Ben TalbotDepartment of Microbiology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Catherine AldridgeCollege of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Wolfson Medical School Building, Glasgow, UK.
Gavin BarlowDepartment of Infection, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMCPMC12050984

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