LOSS OF OPRD FUNCTION IS SUFFICIENT FOR CARBAPENEM-RESISTANCE-ONLY BUT INSUFFICIENT FOR MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

Loss of OprD function is sufficient for carbapenem-resistance-only but insufficient for multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) constitutes a serious source of global healthcare-associated infections, and the exploration of its resistance mechanism represents an important approach to address this issue.Because current research on antibiotic resistance predominantly focuses on multidrug-resistant P.aerugi

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Lets help the breastfeeding revival

The author says: This article would not have been written had I initially been successful with breastfeeding.Being a Midwife I thought I knew how Heart Rate Grip to breastfeed.I had sore nipples for a month and could not solve the problem.I gave my baby supplementary feeds and lost my milk at 4 months.I relactated with the help of a breastfeeding o

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Prevalence of human T cell leukemia virus-I (HTLV-I) antibody among populations living in the Amazon region of Brazil (preliminary report)

Forty-tree (31.4%) out of 137 serum samples obtained from two Indian communities living in the Amazon region were found to be positive for HTLV-I antibody, as tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Heart Rate Grip (Elisa).Eighty-two sera were collected from Mekranoiti Indians, yielding 39% of positivity, whereas 11 (20.0%) or the 55 Tiriyo ser

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