Infection control in developing countries differs markedly from that in the developed countries.
It is important that both local and international authorities take these differences into …

Objectives To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of carbapenemase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae among hospitalized patients and outpatients attending two …

Smoking is associated with an increased risk of respiratory tract infection in adults. In children,
exposure to cigarette smoke is a risk factor for respiratory tract infection and bacterial …

Many epidemiological risk factors identified for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
suggest a viral aetiology, eg exposure to cigarette smoke and winter peak, mild respiratory …

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether non-secretion of blood group antigens is associated
with respiratory virus diseases. DESIGN--Study of secretor status in patients with respiratory …

Four chromogenic media for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and two
selective broths were challenged with a collection of Enterobacteriaceae with well-defined β-…

The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and genotypic diversity of carbapenemase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in stool samples from patients attending a military …

Using panel data analysis, we attempt to find the determinants of capital structure of KSE listed
none-financial firms for the period 2004-2009. We first present some descriptive statistics …

The molecular epidemiology of 66 NDM-producing isolates from 2 Pakistani hospitals was
investigated, with their genetic relatedness determined using repetitive sequence-based PCR …

The choice of weighting method in constructing an equity portfolio affects not only the financial
performance, but also its Shariah-compliance. We show how the implicit bets in market …