conclusions similarly to other geographical regions of iran, the sccmec type iii mrsa strain was the most frequently isolated strain from patients in gorgan. staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type iii showed fewer virulence factors compared to other sccmec types. results the most common sccmec type was type iii, with a frequency rate of 76%, followed by types iv, i, and v, with frequency r...

Design research is an important part of the field design. It fundamental to understand influences and uphold integrity community quality rigour dialogue while respecting diversity. In this interview with Louise Valentine, paper investigates new trends in publishing or solutions improve reading experience digital version. Inclusivity transparency are key values design discipline, not only geogra...

2009 WRITING GROUP TO REVIEW NEW EVIDENCE AND UPDATE THE 2007 GUIDELINES ON PERIOPERATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVALUATION AND CARE FOR NONCARDIAC SURGERY Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH, FACC, Chair; Joshua A. Beckman, MD, FACC*; Christopher E. Buller, MD, FACC†; Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FAHA‡; Lee A. Fleisher, MD, FACC, FAHA§; William K. Freeman, MD, FACC ; James B. Froehlich, MD, MPH, FACC†; Edward ...

ConUtriuUing subject-maner experts and reviewers Included: Bill Arnold PA SZ flow issues Scott Bennett WPD Waste package and design-related FEPs Jim Houseworth UZ UZ flow issues and fracture-related FEPs Dwayne Kicker Repository Modeling Rockfall-related FEPs Dennis O'Leary USGS Faulting-related and tectonic-related FEPs Carl Stepp Site Integration Tectonic-related, faulting-related, and seismi...

The Staphylococcus aureus gamma-hemolysin comprises two polypeptides, whereas the gamma-hemolysin locus (hlg) contains three open reading frames. The hlgA and hlgB genes encode the gamma 1 and gamma 2 components, respectively. The HlgB protein (gamma 2) has 27% residue identity with S. aureus alpha-toxin. Surprisingly, hlgB and hlgC are 98.5 and 99.1% identical to the lukF and lukS genes, respe...

Staphylococcus aureus encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes has become the cause of life-threatening infections. We describe a case of carotid cavernous fistula after bacteremia in a 12-year-old male, caused by a methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolate carrying the pvl, fnbA, and ebpS genes and related to sequence type 25 (ST25). The patient's condition was complicated by pleural e...

The sequence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain B6 (sequence type 30 [ST30], spa type t433, staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec element [SCCmec] type IVc, Panton-Valentine leukocidin [PVL] positive), isolated from a pediatric patient with a lung infection in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is described here. The draft genome sequence includes a 2.8-Mb chromosome, accompa...

ERS HELEN W. BELDING, M.D., Winston-Salem, N.C. OLIVER P. JoNES, Pu.D., Buffalo SHEILA T. CALLENDER, M.D. , Oxford, England CONRAD MAIER, M.D., Zurich, Switzerland GEORGE E. CARTwRIGHT, M.D. , Salt Lake City MIL0s NETOUSEIC, M.D. , Prague, Czechoslovakia ROGER C. CRAFTS, PH.D. , Boston JEAN P. SOULIER, M.D. , Paris CHARLES P. EMERSON, M.D., Boston RAMON M. SUAREZ, M.D., Sanjuan, Puerto Rico SOL...