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ArticleBMJ open2026

Association between herpes simplex virus infection and cardiometabolic diseases: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alexandra Adjakie Debrah, Oksana Ryabinina, Nicholas Ekow Thomford, Samuel Badu Nyarko, Getwell Ebiram Essuman, Hilary Kenneth Addison, Joel Adu Twum, Samuel Tenkorang

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Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

The trial behind it

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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alexandra Adjakie DebrahSchool of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana aadebrah001@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-8690-9669
Oksana RyabininaChemical Pathology, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1884-0852
Nicholas Ekow ThomfordPharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3152-5817
Samuel Badu NyarkoPharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Getwell Ebiram EssumanChemical Pathology, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Hilary Kenneth AddisonPharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Joel Adu TwumPharmacogenomics and Genomic Medicine Group, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Samuel TenkorangChemical Pathology, University of Cape Coast College of Health and Allied Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseaseChronic DiseaseINFECTIOUS DISEASESSystematic Review

Identifiers

PMID42901576
PMCPMC13684160

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