A MULTI-COUNTRY CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF VAGINAL CARRIAGE OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI (GBS) AND ESCHERICHIA COLI IN RESOURCE-POOR SETTINGS: PREVALENCES AND RISK FACTORS.

One million neonates die each year in low- and middle-income countries because of neonatal sepsis; group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Escherichia coli are the leading causes.In sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological data on vaginal GBS and E.coli carriage, a prerequisite for GBS and E.coli neonatal sepsis, respectively, are scarce but necessary to design

Abstract Copper Background The purpose of this study was to analyze if the use of texture analysis on spectral detector CT (SDCT)-derived iodine maps (IM) in addition to conventional images (CI) improves lung nodule differentiation, when being applied to a k-nearest neighbor (KNN) classifier.Methods 183 cancer patients who underwent contrast-enhanc

Decisions on decentralization versus centralization come as a result of strategic choices made by politicians after weighing their costs and benefits.In authoritarian regimes, the highest-priority political task is that of restraining political competition and securing power in the hands of the incumbent.This task incentivizes politicians to restri

Objectives: Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) is an ultra-high hardness composite material made from polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and cemented carbide through high temperature and high pressure sintering.PDC is widely used in oil and gas extraction, geothermal development, and coal field drilling.As drilling goes deeper, the formation pressure