EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN TWO TERTIARY-CARE HOSPITALS IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in two tertiary-care hospitals in Perth, Western Australia: a cross-sectional study

The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed over time and between iphone 14 price san francisco countries.It is therefore essential to monitor the characteristics of patients at risk of infection and the circulating strains to recognize local and global trends, and improve patient management.From December 2011 to May 2012

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Monitoring great ape and elephant abundance at large spatial scales: measuring effectiveness of a conservation landscape.

Protected areas are fundamental to biodiversity conservation, but there is growing recognition of the need to extend beyond protected areas to meet the ecological requirements of species at larger scales.Landscape-scale conservation requires an evaluation of management impact on biodiversity under different land-use strategies; this is challenging

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Physico-chemical traits of raw and cooked fillets of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from different strains and farms

Fillets and cooking yields, water holding capacity, textural properties, colour, proximate composition, collagen and fatty acids of five strains (IT1, IT2, IT3, USA, UK) of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, reared in three farms (F1, F2, F3), were measured before and after cooking.Physico-chemical parameters of the strains greatly differed both i

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Imbalance in the geographical distribution of practicing dentists in postgraduate dental training institutions in Taiwan

Background/purpose: Postgraduate year training program for dentists (PGYD) in Taiwan started since 2010.This study tried to assess the geographical distribution of practicing dentists in postgraduate dental training institutions in Taiwan.Materials and methods: This study utilized the secondary data analysis to measure and compare the numbers of pr

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