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briefly introduces the concepts of GMS, the data types available, and then gives a specification of GAP, the GMS access protocol. GAP is specified by state diagrams describing the behavior of two communication entities, the PDU syntax in ASN.1, and the PDU semantics in comments given for each PDU

It is unclear whether CVC removal is necessary to successfully manage enterococcal CA-BSI. MEthoDs: A 12-month retrospective cohort study of adults with enterococcal CA-BSI was conducted at a tertiary care hospital; clinical, microbiological and outcome data were collected. rEsuLts: A total of 111

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. Other entities of the WRAP organization were charged with preparation of updated emissions estimates for mobile sources, dust generated by highway mobile sources, fugitive dust from undisturbed soils, managed burning activities and wildfires. 2 The inventory covered the western continental United States