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Bacteroides: the good, the bad, and the nitty-gritty.

SUMMARY Bacteroides species are significant clinical pathogens and are found in most anaerobic infections, with an associated mortality of more than 19%. The bacteria maintain a complex and generally beneficial relationship with the host when retained in the gut, but when they escape this environment they can cause significant pathology, including bacteremia and abscess formation in multiple bo...

“The Nitty Gritty of it All”: Meconium Periorchitis

Meconium periorchitis is a bizarre albeit rare extraabdominal sequel of fetal meconium peritonitis; ensuing the passage of meconium into the scrotum via a patent processus vaginalis. We hereby present the case of a 20 day old male neonate with the sonographic, peroperative and histopathological correlates of Meconium Periorchitis. The scrotal meconium being predestined for calcification and res...

Conceptualising ” Contested Development ” – from grand narratives to the nitty - gritty of the everyday

The Librarian's Nitty-Gritty Guide to Social Media, L. Solomon. American Library Association (2013), ISBN: 9780838911600

In a world dominated by social media, the ways in which libraries market to and interact with their users have changed dramatically. The question is not if you should use social media, it is how to use it effectively. It is easy to get a free account on one of the hundreds of social media sites that exist, and chances are your library is already participating on one of these sites. However, man...