A rare case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Micrococcus luteus is described and compared with the few cases reported in the literature, as well as the clinical features, microbiological profile, therapy, and prognosis of common prosthetic valve endocarditis.
A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of ten million people.A megacity can be a single metropolitan area or two or more metropolitan areas that converge. The terms conurbation, metropolis and metroplex are also applied to the latter.he term megacity was coined in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, one of the earliest documented uses being by the University of Texas in 1904.
China has a thing for megacities. The country is building one megacity out of a nine-city region in the country's Pearl River Delta, two more farther north, and now, a megacity that could eclipse the entire population of most countries.hat will make it more populated than Japan by roughly 3 million people. In forming a new megacity, the idea is to marry the resources of each surrounding region: Beijing's deep pockets and research capabilities, Tianjin's port access to the Bohai Sea, and the technological developments in Hebei province.