Publications by authors named "Yu-Lan Lin"
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- This study investigates the characteristics and azole resistance mechanisms of Candida parapsilosis isolates in China.
- Out of 2318 isolates tested, 2.4% were resistant to fluconazole, especially prevalent among ICU patients, highlighting significant genetic clustering and transmission.
- Key mutations were identified, including Erg11Y132F, which contributes to resistance, along with others that play a role in increasing resistance levels and cross-resistance to different azoles.
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- * Out of 84 CRE strains detected, most were resistant to common antibiotics, with the predominant carbapenemase gene being found in 90.8% of cases and ST11 identified as the most common sequence type.
- * The results underscore the urgent need for effective infection control measures in ICUs to combat the high prevalence of CRE and prevent further spread of these resistant bacteria.
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- Weedy rice, a problematic cousin of cultivated rice, has traits that impact rice production, and the study aims to analyze its genetic traits using data from the 3000 Rice Genome Project (3K-RGP).
- Researchers selected 1378 rice individuals from different sub-populations for a genome-wide association analysis, focusing on traits like seed coat color and seed height, identifying 66 specific SNPs (genetic markers) linked to these traits.
- The study found that the genetic basis for traits varies across sub-populations, and the allele frequency and traits showed significant differences when comparing data from weedy rice and normal rice genomes.
Background: The author of this paper works in the critical care ward of an internal medicine department. During the study period, current trainees in a nurse post graduate year (NPGY) program joined our nurse team. While at our ward, they were required to demonstrate clinical nursing competencies in intensive care units in the facets of nursing knowledge, equipment use, prediction of emergencies, emergency response, and patient evaluation and management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: to explore how pregnant women in Taiwan dealt with their spouses who continued to smoke and with passive smoking during their own process of quitting and abstaining.
Design: a qualitative study using an oral history approach. Data were collected via tape-recorded open-ended interviews.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), developed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund to promote breastfeeding in maternity facilities worldwide, has had a global impact on breastfeeding outcomes. However, further interventions are necessary before and after hospital discharge to meet the initiative's recommended 6-month targets. The Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), a multifaceted program for community based breastfeeding promotion designed to complement BFHI, addresses this challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate maternal labour pain, fatigue, duration of the second stage of labour, the women's bearing-down experiences and the newborn infant Apgar scores when spontaneous pushing is used in an upright position.
Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Setting: Medical centre in Taichung, Taiwan.