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.
Tokyo is a mega city. Japan is home to many densely populated cities, such as Osaka, Yokohama, and the megacity of Tokyo. Thought is sometimes divided over whether to include suburbs in the population count of cities. New York is considered a megacity.anitation, crime, and poverty are severe issues a megacity must face, and few have found sufficient ways to deal with these problems. But possibly the greatest challenge a megacity will face is the development of slums or shanty-towns along the border of the developed city.