Advances in infection control

Letter to editor: Recent advances in management of mycetoma in Iran

Mycetoma usually involves the skin, the subcutaneous tissues and deep structures such as the muscle and bone, but infection can also spread to more distant sites through the blood and lymph. If left untreated, the disease leads to deformity and loss of function, which may be fatal. The disease has a severe medical and socioeconomic impact on individuals, communities and health authorities. Elab...

Occurrence of Staphylococcus Aureus-Induced Apoptosis During Infection, Strategy for Cancer Treatment

Introduction: Despite advances in the recognition of new risk factors, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, cancer is still remains as a global health problem. Several numbers of studies have recently provided evidence that because of having pro apoptotic effects, biotoxins such as bacterial toxins, could be used as potential antitumor agents. Staphylococcus aureus, as a major human pathogen, h...

An Overview on Leishmania Diagnosis

Leishmaniasis is now accounted as a health problem and categorized as a class I disease (emerging and uncontrolled) by World Health Organization (WHO), causing highly significant morbidity and mortality with different clinical presentations. The incidence of human leishmaniasis is increasing and its geographic distribution in humans and animals is shown to be wider than estimated before. Indeed...

Recent Advances in EMG Pattern Recognition for Prosthetic Control

The Effect of Parenting Education Based on Self-Efficacy Theory on Preventative Behaviors of Pediculosis Infection in Female Students

Introduction: Despite recent advances in the prevention of parasitic diseases, pediculosis is still one of the most common problems in Iran. This study was designed to determine the effect of parenting education based on self-efficacy theory on preventative behaviors of Pediculosis infection in female students in Mashhad, Iran. Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on the parents...

Prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units in public hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2012-2014

Infection control and hospital-acquired infection (HAI) prevalence have recently attracted much attention especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HAI in public hospitals in Tehran, Iran, more specifically, to determine the epidemiological status of nosocomial infections in intensive care units (ICUs) of 3 public hospitals. The study was conduc...