HORIZONTAL TRANSFER OF DIFFERENT ERM(B)-CARRYING MOBILE ELEMENTS AMONG STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS STRAINS WITH DIFFERENT SEROTYPES

Horizontal Transfer of Different erm(B)-Carrying Mobile Elements Among Streptococcus suis Strains With Different Serotypes

Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus suis is highly prevalent worldwide.The acquisition of the erm(B) gene mediated by mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in particular integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) is recognized as the main reason for the rapid spread of macrolide-resistant streptococcal strains.However, knowledge about different erm(B)-carr

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Diagnosis and Management of Pearly Penile Papules

Pearly penile papules (PPP) are common, benign lesions that appear on the corona of the glans penis during adolescence or early adulthood.Despite their benign nature, PPP are known to cause significant distress because of their resemblance Coffee Urns to sexually transmitted infections such as condyloma acuminata.PPP can be clinically distinguished

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Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale in a large cross-cultural Spanish and Portuguese speaking sample

Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self Report (LSAS-SR) based on a large sample recruited from 16 Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal.Methods: Two groups of participants were included: a non-clinical sample involving 31,243 community subjects and a clinical sample comprising 529 patien

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