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This expertise has also been applied to the development of a MALDI-TOF-based methodology for the detection of different antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. Therefore, future applications such as bacterial strain typing, or the detection of virulence markers seems feasible to perform with this technology. Furthermore, other emerging mass…[Read more]

We report 3 patients with coronavirus disease who had a decline in respiratory status during their hospital course that responded well to intravenous steroids and interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy. These patients later showed development of persistent hypoxia with increased levels of d-dimer levels and were given a diagnosis of pulmonary…[Read more]

PURPOSE To evaluate the association between rurality and lung cancer stage at diagnosis. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data to identify veterans newly diagnosed with lung cancer between 10/1/11 and 9/30/15. We defined rurality, based on place of residence, using Rural-Urban Commuting Area…[Read more]

95%, 433/522) was identified as the predominant species among 7 members of the Anopheles in this border region. CONCLUSIONS A high prevalence of asymptomatic malaria was present and the most important malaria vector was Anopheles sinensis, suggesting the malaria epidemic situation was serious in China-Laos border. OBJECTIVES We assessed C-reactive…[Read more]