CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE IN WESTERN CHONGQING, CHINA

Carbapenemase Production and Epidemiological Characteristics of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Western Chongqing, China

BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) isolates in a hospital in western Chongqing, southwestern China.MethodsA total of 127 unique here CRKP isolates were collected from the Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, identified using a VITEK-2 compact syst

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A tale of N cones

Abstract We study particular families of bad 3d read more N $$ mathcal{N} $$ = 4 quiver gauge theories, whose Higgs branches consist of many cones.We show the role of a novel brane configuration in realizing the Higgs moduli for each distinct cone.Through brane constructions, magnetic quivers, Hasse diagrams, and Hilbert series computations we stud

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Planar Dual-Band Branch-Line Coupler With Large Frequency Ratio

This work presents a novel planar branch-line read more coupler topology developed for dual-band operation using an E-shaped impedance transformer network to supplant the conventional microstrip line.Explicit closed-form design equations for dual-band operation are derived using the ABCD matrices.The studied coupler features a large dual-band frequ

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Characterization of binding affinity changes of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant peptides to population-specific HLA

Abstract Background The evolution of SARS-CoV-2, particularly through new variants, presents significant global health challenges due to their potential for immune evasion and reduced vaccine effectiveness.This study aims to investigate the impact of mutations in the Spike protein of Omicron EG.5 and XBB.1.16 variants on the binding affinities of v

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