Cases Database

Ketterman, Elizabeth

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.102.2.023

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“…Different initiatives have been proposed to promote the use of clinical case reports for rare diseases and to lay the groundwork for the generation of higher level evidence. Although the BioMed Central project “Cases Database” has unfortunately not been maintained[25], other international registers could base their case report databases on the models described in the literature[26]. The dissemination of this document type could also be expanded through specialized journals dedicated to case studies or clinical case reports, and specific identifiers could be used to locate these types of studies in bibliographic databases, particularly the main multidisciplinary databases.…”

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Areas of research and clinical approaches to the study of liver abscess

González‐Alcaide¹,

Peris²,

Ramos³

2017

WJG

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AIMTo analyze the research activity on liver abscess (LA) and identify the main topic clusters in the area.METHODSWe identified all documents using the medical subject heading “LA” indexed in the MEDLINE database between 2001 and 2015. We performed a descriptive bibliometric analysis, characterizing the evolution of scientific activity, the publication types of the documents, the document categories of clinical interest (case reports, clinical trials, evaluation studies, meta-analysis, observational studies, practice guidelines and validation studies) and the geographic distribution of the research. We also carried out an analysis of networks and research clusters in order to identify the main topic areas of research.RESULTSOur search yielded a total of 1278 documents, showing a stable scientific production over the study period and a marked multidisciplinary nature. The research was dominated by case reports (65.9% of the documents analyzed). In terms of geographic distribution, researchers from the United States led in the number of signatures (n = 229), followed by those from Taiwan (n = 185), India (n = 145), Japan (n = 144), South Korea (n = 100), and China (n = 84). With regard to amebic LA, the top-producing countries were India and Mexico (n = 69 each), followed by the United States (n = 29). In the case of pyogenic LA, Taiwanese researchers led scientific production (n = 71), followed by the United States (n = 39) and China (n = 29). The most active areas of research in the field are diagnosis via computerized tomography scan, differential diagnosis with regard to liver cancer, treatment with antimicrobial agents, and Klebsiella infections (including bacteremia).CONCLUSIONClinical case reports associated with diagnosis and treatment are the main topic of study, highlighting the importance of this document type in advancing knowledge.

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Areas of research and clinical approaches to the study of liver abscess

González‐Alcaide¹,

Peris²,

Ramos³

2017

WJG

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“…A related challenge is that traditional databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science may not include all published case reports, especially those that are not peer reviewed. Increasingly, there are journals dedicated exclusively to case reports, and there have been efforts to develop a comprehensive database of case reports . Once such a database is available, it should be included in the search strategy for all systematic reviews of case studies.…”

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“…Increasingly, there are journals dedicated exclusively to case reports, and there have been efforts to develop a comprehensive database of case reports. 8 Once such a database is available, it should be included in the search strategy for all systematic reviews of case studies.…”

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