Vocal Cord Actinomycosis: A Case Report

Introduction: Actinomycosis duke waves and fades is a systemic chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces Israelii, an anaerobic organism normally resident in the human mouth.However, the actinomycosis of the larynx is very rare, and only about 15 cases have been reported in the literature so far.Most of the cases reported occurred in patien

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ADDAGMA: A database for domestic animal gut microbiome atlas

Animal gut microbiomes play important roles in the health, diseases, and production of animal hosts.The volume of animal gut metagenomic data, including both 16S amplicon and metagenomic sequencing data, has been increasing exponentially in recent years, making it increasingly difficult for researchers to query, retrieve, and reanalyze experimental

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Small Bowel Ischemia from Spontaneous Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Knot Formation in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Introduction: Small bowel ischemia caused by spontaneous ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt knot formation is a rare complication in the pediatric population.Clinical presentation may range from symptoms of malformation to bowel obstruction with and without gangrene.We report the surgical management of spontaneous VP shunt knot formation with preserva

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