Abdollah Karimi

Pediatric Infections Research Center, Research Institute of children’s Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Relative Gene Expression of RND-Type Efflux Pumps in Tigecycline Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolated from Training Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Background: Appearance of multi-drug resistance (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii imposes limitation on antibiotic therapy in patients. Detection of MDR A. baumannii can play a crucial role to prevent MDR strains spreading in hospitals. The aim of this study was determination the efflux pumps gene expression in tigecyclin resistance strains in collected isolates from selected training hospitals in ...

[ 2 ] - Histopathological study on acute toxicity of nanochelating based silver nanoparticles in mouse model

For the therapeutic application and drug delivery of AgNPs in medicine, pharmacy and cosmeticproducts, it is essential to know the distribution and local or systemic toxicity associated with them.For this purpose, this study was carried out to assess the potential consequences of skin injection ofnanochelating based synthesized AgNPs on the mice models. Nanochelating technolog...

[ 3 ] - Molecular investigation of Campylobacter spp. and salmonella infection in children with community acquired diarrhea

Introduction: Acute gastroenteritis is a typical disorder that accounts for 8-12% of pediatric outpatient visits. Campylobacter and Salmonella infections account for about 8.4% and 11% of global diarrhea cases. Due to the importance of these bacteria in pediatric diseases, the aim of this study was to determine the infectious rate of Salmonella and Campylobacter species and also the frequency o...