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

In a survey of the incidence, severity, and significance of medical student abuse as perceived by the student population of a major medical school in Nigeria, 171 (74%) out of a total 231 respondents stated that they had been abused at some time while enrolled in medical school.The abuses ranged from verbal, physical, psychological skeleton yard st

Wolffia globosa (W.globosa) or duckweed is old fashioned cut rock candy a small aquatic plant with high protein, dietary fiber, and lipid contents that can be combined with food products to develop nutritious snacks as one strategy to mitigate malnutrition.Here, response surface methodology (RSM) with mixture design was used to develop snacks from