TO THE EDITOR—In a recent letter, Zhang et al expressed concerns on our recent report on hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) in China [1, 2]. We would like to address their points of concerns. First, Zhang et al stated that “the genetic relatedness of clinical isolates should be further identified by molecular analysis” [2]. It is generally agreed in publications and clinical practice th...

1. An additional updated literature search had been conducted by the authors (D. Menzies and H. Hussain) to identify additional studies that had been published since the last systematic review and might otherwise have been included in the individual patient data (IPD). Of 523 titles identified, 30 were selected for full text review. Thirteen were additional reports on the cohorts that were alre...

The objective of this study was to explore the trend and the epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Ningbo from 2000 through 2011 and provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control. Using the retrospective study, data relating to malaria epidemics during 2000-2011 in Ningbo were collected through the questionnaires of the cases and other important surveillance data. Adult mos...

a common fixed point result for weakly increasing mappings satisfying generalized contractive type of zhang in ordered metric spaces are derived.

A common fixed point result for weakly increasing mappings satisfying generalized contractive type of Zhang in ordered metric spaces are derived.

THE SANDU FORMATION, consisting mainly of mudstone and marl, crops out sparsely in Guole Township, Jingxi County, southwestern Guangxi Province, China (Fig. 1). It yields a rich fauna of trilobite fossils, including species belonging to Shergoldia, Tamdaspis and Sinosaukia, which together indicate a late Furongian (latest Cambrian) age. These fossils are both abundant and well preserved. A larg...

Xiaodong Chen, Jianwen Li, Jie Chen, Yu Zhou, Yuanqi Zhang, Hongfei Ding, Shuichuan Huang, Zhi Zhang I Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Department of Vascular Surgery, Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, People9s Republic of China. II Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, People9s Republic of China. III...