ABSTRACT Brain death, defined as the complete and irreversible loss of brain functions, has a history that is linked to the emergence of intensive care units and the advancement of artificial ventilat
Capillary electrophoresis/immunosubtraction (CE/IS) is a simple method for detecting and immunotyping serum or urine monoclonal proteins. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of the use of
Introduction Despite the known importance of Clostridium difficile as a nosocomial pathogen, few studies regarding Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Brazil have been conducted. To date, the dia