Multidrug resistance in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from broiler chickens at slaughter

Broiler chickens and derived products are a key source of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in humans.This pathotype is responsible for causing severe episodes of diarrhea, which can progress to systemic complications.A rapid and accurate diagnosis of the disease, and early treatment of the infection with antimicrobials, can prevent it

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Estimation of immune cell densities in immune cell conglomerates: an approach for high-throughput quantification.

BackgroundDetermining the correct number of positive immune cells in immunohistological sections of colorectal cancer and other tumor entities is emerging as an important clinical predictor and therapy selector for an individual patient.This task is usually obstructed by cell conglomerates of various sizes.We here show that at least in colorectal c

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Bacteriome dataset from the rhizosphere of trees in a Pinus pinaster and Pinus halepensis dominated forest subjected to drought conditions

The Mediterranean basin is drastically affected by intense and frequent droughts, which jeopardize the diversity and survival of its forest, for example, Pinus pinaster forests.The dynamics of the bacterial communities inhabiting the rhizosphere of Pinus pinaster and other plants from a pine dominated forest under contrasting hydric conditions was

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Plitidepsin as a successful rescue treatment for prolonged viral SARS-CoV-2 replication in a patient with previous anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody-mediated B cell depletion and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Abstract Background There is an urgent need for highly efficacious antiviral therapies in immunosuppressed hosts who develop coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Diversified Ownership Structure and Dividend Pay?outs of Publicly Traded Companies with special concern for those affected by hematological malignancies.Case presentation Here, we report the ca

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