EVALUATION OF KIRBY-BAUER DISC DIFFUSION TEST FOR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE


Comprehensive analysis of vaginal microbiota in Chinese women with genital tuberculosis: implications for diagnosis and treatment

Abstract Background Tuberculosis remains an infectious disease of global concern, with potential impacts on respiratory and intestinal microbiota owing to prolonged broad-spectrum antibiotic yellow shirt relics therapy.Despite its potential to cause infertility, the vaginal microbiota of women with genital tuberculosis remains poorly understood.We

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Tiered Levels of Resting Cortisol in an Athletic Population. A Potential Role for Interpretation in Biopsychosocial Assessment?

Background: Cortisol is a steroid hormone that follows a distinct diurnal timeline; however, while healthy ranges exist, it not been determined whether or why individuals differ on baseline cortisol levels.The aim of this study was to test the anecdotal evidence of different levels of responders by classifying these levels in resting cortisol, and

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