KABUL AT WAR (1992-1996) : STATE, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL CLASSES

Kabul at War (1992-1996) : State, Ethnicity and Social Classes

Kabul witnessed especially violent fights during the 1992-95 Coupler period.This article explains how, after the destruction of the state in 1992 following the fall of the communist regime, the city became a theatre of conflict between various armed groups.Contrary to popular opinion, the conflict in Kabul was not the product of irrational ethnic c

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Effect of antifungal stewardship on micafungin prescribing practices in intensive care units at a tertiary-care hospital

Background: Fungal diseases are associated with substantial global mortality and economic burden, especially in critically ill or immunocompromised patients.Antifungal resistance has emerged as a barrier to treating invasive fungal infections, but antifungal stewardship is still a developing effort due to limited data.Here, we describe the antifung

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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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