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Schouten, M.A. +2 more
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Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition [PDF]
Background: Observational studies rarely account for confounding by indication, whereby empiric antibiotics initiated for signs and symptoms of infection prior to the diagnosis of infection are then viewed as risk factors for infection.
Hilary Placzek +7 more
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Tracheal tumors are rare, representing only 0.2% of the respiratory tract malignancies. Chondrosarcoma arising in the trachea was first described in 1959 by Jackson et al. and since then only 20 cases have been described.
D. Maia +5 more
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On the design of a real-time volume rendering engine [PDF]
An architecture for a Real-Time Volume Rendering Engine (RT-VRE) is given, capable of computing 750 × 750 × 512 samples from a 3D dataset at a rate of 25 images per second.
Bentum, M.J. +3 more
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Sociedade do Conhecimento, Empoderamento e Produção de Consensos na Saúde
Graças à tecnologia, entre outros fatores, o conhecimento pode tornarse uma das principais causas de superação de desigualdades e de propagação do bemestar. O advento da sociedade da informação é o fundamento de novas formas de organização e de produção
Wilma Madeira +2 more
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Detection of Vancomycin Resistance among Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Introduction: Vancomycin remains the drug of choice for resistant gram positive infections caused by Enterococcus spp and Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Increased use of vancomycin has led to frank resistance and increase in MIC (
Ramya Rengaraj +3 more
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Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are among the most common antimicrobial-resistant pathogens causing nosocomial infections. Although antibiotic use has been identified as a risk factor for VRE, it remains unclear which antimicrobial ...
Behnke, Michael +6 more
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Vancomycin resistant enterococci are challenging bacteria as they are difficult to be eradicated. Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are genetic elements located in most prokaryotic genomes.
Amira M. Sultan, Nawal S. Gouda
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Decolonization of gastrointestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: case series and review of literature [PDF]
Background: Prolonged asymptomatic carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in the gastrointestinal tract and the lack of effective decolonization regimen perpetuate the endemicity of VRE in the healthcare settings.Case presentation: We report ...
Chan, JFW +10 more
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Using virtual reality and mood-induction procedures to test products with consumers of ceramic tiles [PDF]
This work describes a Virtual Reality Environment (VRE), through which users are able to view and test ceramic tile products. Users’ virtual interfacing with the products generated emotional experiences that allowed them to feel “engaged” with the ...
Alcañiz, Mariano +3 more
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