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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2025

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Yasmin Hughes, Janet M Towns, Jason J Ong, Eric P F Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Deborah A Williamson, Jade Bilardi, Jane S Hocking, Shivani Pasricha, Eloise Williams and 2 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 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

12 authors.

Yasmin HughesMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Janet M TownsMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2714-4680
Jason J OngMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-7403
Eric P F ChowMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Christopher K FairleyMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Deborah A WilliamsonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia.
Jade BilardiMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Jane S HockingMelbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Shivani PasrichaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia.
Eloise WilliamsDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia.
Francesca AzzatoVictorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Marcus Y ChenMelbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Earlier syphilis detection is needed to reduce infectiousness and transmission and to improve control. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Methods: We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify studies of patients presenting with primary syphilis where Results: Of 2571 studies identified, 8 met inclusion criteria and were included. This contributed to 758 individuals with Conclusions:

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polymerase chain reactionseronegativesyphilis

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PMID41018698
PMCPMC12461845

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