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SynthesisPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Infective Endocarditis by

Petros Ioannou, Eleni Mourati, Styliani Thalasseli Kazali, Chrysoula Bali, Stella Baliou, George Samonis

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Synthesis 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 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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. IsGut microbes · 2026
    Review
  2. Review
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

6 authors.

Petros IoannouSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1082-5674
Eleni MouratiSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Styliani Thalasseli KazaliSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Chrysoula BaliSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Stella BaliouSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
George SamonisSchool of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsWe conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library up to 27 February 2025, using the terms "

resultsA total of 21 studies (all case reports) involving 21 patients were included. The median age was 48 years, and 85.7% were male. Poor dental hygiene or recent dental work was the most common predisposing factor (47.6%). The mitral valve was most frequently affected (44.4%). Fever and sepsis were reported in nearly all cases, and embolic phenomena occurred in 81%. The most commonly isolated species were

conclusions

Indexed as

EndocarditisEndocarditis, BacterialFusobacteriumFusobacterium InfectionsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsAnti-Bacterial Agentsanaerobesdental infectionembolic phenomenaFusobacteriuminfective endocarditissepsis

Identifiers

PMID40872339
PMCPMC12389365

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