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Evaluation of MRSASelect™ Chromogenic Medium for the Early Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Blood Cultures
(2013-1-1)
INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. In theory, reducing the turnaround time in reporting of methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) among patients with ...
Pets are ‘Risky Business’ for Patients undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
(2013-1-1)
The authors report the first case in Manitoba of a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis who experienced three successive infections with Pasteurella multocida and Capnocytophaga species over an ...
Letter To The Editor
(2013-1-1)
Canada and Brazil: Shifting Contexts for Knowledge Production” (“Canadá e Brasil: Contextos de mundança para a produção de conhecimento)
(2013)
This paper addresses the shifting contexts for knowledge production as they affect researchers in the humanities and social sciences working within Canada and Brazil on dimensions of Canadian studies in the twenty-first ...
Multilocus phylogeny and cryptic diversity in Asian shrew-like moles (Uropsilus, Talpidae): implications for taxonomy and conservation
(2013-10-25)
Abstract
Background
The genus Uropsilus comprises a group of terrestrial, montane mammals endemic to the Hengduan and adjacent mountains. These animals are the most primitive living talpids. The ...
Radiographic characterization of the hands in Ritscher-Schinzel/3-C syndrome
(2013-11-07)
Abstract
Objective
The purpose of this study was to identify whether specific radiographic hand changes were characteristic of RSS and could serve as a diagnostic tool.
Materials ...
Identification and characterization of the three homeologues of a new sucrose transporter in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
(2013-11-16)
Abstract
Background
Sucrose transporters (SUTs) play important roles in regulating the translocation of assimilates from source to sink tissues. Identification and characterization of new SUTs ...
Proteomic characterization of serine hydrolase activity and composition in normal urine
(2013-11-15)
Abstract
Background
Serine hydrolases constitute a large enzyme family involved in a diversity of proteolytic and metabolic processes which are essential for many aspects of normal physiology. ...
IgE induces proliferation in human airway smooth muscle cells: role of MAPK and STAT3 pathways
(2013-10-17)
Abstract
Airway remodeling is not specifically targeted by current asthma medications, partly owing to the lack of understanding of remodeling mechanisms, altogether posing great challenges in asthma treatment. ...