OBJECTIVE Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogenic cause of pediatric infections. This study investigated the serotype distribution, antimicrobial susceptibility, and molecular epidemiology of pneumococci before the introduction of conjugate vaccines in Shanghai, China. METHODS A total of 284 clinical pneumococcal isolates (270, 5, 4,3, and 2 of which were isolated from sputum, broncho...

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BACKGROUND Pediatric subspecialists are often separated from the children who need them by distance, time, or socioeconomic factors. The Electronic Children's Hospital of the Pacific is an Internet-based store-and-forward pediatric consultation system established to overcome these barriers. OBJECTIVE To characterize the use of the Electronic Children's Hospital of the Pacific and its impact o...

This study discusses the Concepts and Values of Character Education in Qur'an Surah al-Baqarah: 261-267. research uses library method, namely by collecting data or materials related to theme discussion problems, which are taken from sources. The results show that QS. 261-267 there values character education namely: religious, social care, friendly/communicative. These three characters reflect r...

Considerable evidence indicates that ethanol acts on specific residues in the transmembrane domains of glycine receptors (GlyRs). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the extracellular domain is also a target for ethanol action by investigating the effect of cysteine substitutions at positions 52 (extracellular domain) and 267 (transmembrane domain) on responses to n-alcohols and propyl...

s 2-5 Name Position Address email Phone Fax Abbott, David Professor 203 Primate Center 1220 Capitol Court [email protected] 263-3583 263-4031 Alarid, Elaine Assistant Professor 120 Service Memorial Institute 1300 University Ave [email protected] 265-9319 265-5512 Bertics, Paul Professor 571A Medical Sciences Center 1215 Linden Drive [email protected] 262-8667 262-5253 Bird, ...