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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2025

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Mohammed Alsaeed, Khalid Alanazi, Ali Alhamdan, Mohammed Faqihi, Alaa Alibrahim, Shahad Alshehri, Diaa Shosha, Mohammed Alraddadi, Mikqdad Alsaeed, Mohammed Alabdullah and 1 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The clinical and epidemiological landscape ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Case reports in infectious diseases · 2026
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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

11 authors.

Mohammed AlsaeedMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases Division, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defence Health Services General Directorate, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-2154
Khalid AlanaziMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases Division, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defence Health Services General Directorate, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9170-5350
Ali AlhamdanDepartment of Adult Infectious Diseases, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-5128
Mohammed FaqihiMicrobiology Division, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa AlibrahimMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad AlshehriMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases Unit, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Diaa ShoshaMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases Unit, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlraddadiMedicine Department, Infectious Diseases Division, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Ministry of Defence Health Services General Directorate, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mikqdad AlsaeedDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AlabdullahInfectious Diseases Department, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8147-4974
Sirine AhmadMedicine Department, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5660-3966

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 8 new cases of Results: Pulmonary infections were predominant and frequently mistaken for TB, resulting in diagnostic delays. Extrapulmonary infections included lymphadenitis and osteomyelitis. A novel association with immune complex glomerulonephritis was identified. Molecular sequencing was critical in confirming diagnoses due to limitations in conventional microbiological techniques. Treatment regimens based on macrolides and fluoroquinolones yielded superior therapeutic outcomes, exhibiting lower relapse rates and fewer adverse effects compared with conventional anti-TB therapy. Surgical interventions played a crucial role in managing complicated or refractory cases. Conclusions: Enhancing clinical awareness, employing accurate molecular diagnostic techniques, and adopting targeted antimicrobial therapy are essential for effective management of

Indexed as

Mycobacterium riyadhensenontuberculous mycobacteria

Identifiers

PMID40860514
PMCPMC12372910

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