EPIDEMIOLOGY AND IMPACT OF ANTI-PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION AND COVID-19 ON RESISTANCE OF STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE CAUSING INVASIVE DISEASE IN PIEDMONT, ITALY

Background: The international surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reports S.pneumoniae as one of leading causes of death associated with AMR.Against invasive disease, several vaccinations are available and a reduction in AMR in S.pneumoniae has been observed.Here, we evaluated the impact of anti-pneumococcal vaccination policy and the SA

Background/AimsAdvances in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) techniques have led to the development of expanded criteria for endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer (EGC).The aim of this study was Mascara to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes for ESD using indication criteria.Methods : A total of 1,105 patients underwent ESD for E

While a decline in the market value of sovereign assets (below a benchmark level of liabilities) can trigger sovereign distress/default risk, volatility in sovereign assets can increase the risk premium on domestic debt and credit spread on external debt.These can escalate the probability of debt default.Therefore, measuring the probability and dis

Abstract There is accumulating evidence of endothelial dysfunction, muscle and cerebral hypoperfusion in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).In this paper we deduce the pathomechanisms resulting in central nervous pathology and the myriad of neurocognitive COLOUR BATH TURQUOISE symptoms.We outline tentative mechanisms of imp

This work evaluates the chemical composition of pigments used in decorative paintings in the coffin cartonage fragments and linen wrappings of an Egyptian mummy, using X-ray microfluorescence with synchrotron radiation technique.The measures were obtained at the Stove Burner Cap XRF beamline of the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (LNLS).T