Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among insulin-dependent diabetic individuals in Brazil

Abstract Background People with diabetes mellitus, especially insulin-dependent diabetic patients, are a risk group for staphylococcal infections.Asymptomatic infection with Staphylococcus aureus is common and favors dissemination of the microorganism, rendering these individuals a source of infection.This study aimed to characterize the resistance

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Undifferentiated carcinoma of the liver with osteoclast-like giant cells: a case report and literature review

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver.Osteoclast-like giant cells earrings (OGCs) are relatively more common in pancreatic cancer, but extremely rare in HCC.Currently, there have been only a few reported cases of OGCs in HCC, and their presence indicates an aggressive clinical course.Here, w

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A Late Cretaceous dinosaur and crocodyliform faunal association-based on isolate teeth and osteoderms-at Cerro Fortaleza Formation (Campanian-Maastrichtian) type locality, Santa Cruz, Argentina.

The Late Cretaceous dinosaur record in southern South America has been improved recently; particularly with findings from Chorrillo and Cerro Fortaleza formations, both bearing ankylosaur remains, a clade that was not previously recorded in the Austral Basin.The dinosaur fauna of the type locality of Cerro Fortaleza Formation is known from -and bia

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