Epidemiological and molecular characterization of community and hospital acquired Staphylococcus aureus strains prevailing in Shenyang, Northeastern China

In order to obtain adequate information for the treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, it is crucial to identify trends in epidemiological and antimicrobial read more resistance patterns of local S.aureus strains.Community and hospital acquired S.aureus isolates (n = 202) were characterized using staphylococcal

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Content Matters, a Qualitative Analysis of Verbal Hallucinations

Auditory verbal hallucinations have traditionally especially been researched from a form-based approach, with content getting much less attention.In this article, we argue for the importance of looking at content to get a fuller understanding of the hallucinatory experience.Guided by Lacanian psychoanalysis, we conducted a thematic and a narrative

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Impact of merging two university hospitals on surgical outcome after esophagogastric and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: Results from a retrospective study

Background: Due to centralization and super-specialization in medicine, hospital mergers are increasingly common.Their effect read more on postoperative outcomes in highly specialized surgical departments is unclear.As quality metrics often worsen after major organizational changes, preservation of quality of care during an hospital merge is of the

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