Sara Zahedifard

Department of Microbiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - blaVIM and blaIMP Genes Detection in Isolates of Carbapenem Resistant P. aeruginosa of Hospitalized Patients in Two Hospitals in Iran

Background & objective: Beta-lactam antibiotics resistance specifically Imipenem and Meropenem, the last choices of treatment, causes fatal events in patients with P.aeruginosa infection. The aim of this study was to detect the VIM and IMP of metallo-beta-lactamase genes in 103 isolates of P. aeruginosa in two Iranian hospitals. <strong...

[ 2 ] - Comparison of P53 Intensity, Frequency and Size in Normal Skin Periphery of Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma And Melanocytic Nevus in Persian Skin Type

Background:Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC), the most prevalent types being Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), is the most common type of malignancy in human beings. These neoplasms are more frequent in the elderly and fair skinned people and mainly occur on sun-exposed sites of the body. Ultraviolet B (UVB) has a wel...