Amjad Ahmadi

Zoonoses Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran & Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan Univer-sity of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

[ 1 ] - A seroprevalence and relationship survey of brucellosis between pregnant women and women with spontaneous abortion in Iran

Background: Brucellosis is one of the most prevalent diseases common between humans and animals. It is also called Malta fever, Undulant fever and Mediterranean fever. This disease is spread by consuming milk and its unpasteurized derivatives. Clinical symptoms of brucellosis in humans are fever, chills, headache, muscular pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, joint pain, weight loss, constipation...

[ 2 ] - Probiotic Enterococcus durans Interference with Oral Candida albicans Adhesion: An in vitro Study

Background and Objectives: Candida species is one of the commensal microorganisms and a member of the oral cavity normal flora. In addition, Candida albicans is a microbiologic member of the oral cavity in children with dental caries. Currently, use of probiotics as a new biologic technique has attracted attention in order to prevent and control diseases. Enterococcus durans has shown useful an...

[ 3 ] - Antibacterial effects of Artemisa aucheri leaf and Spirulina Blue-Green algae aqueous and alcoholic extracts on the multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from the patients with pneumonia

Background and Aim: Antibacterial effects of Artemisia plant and algae have been confirmed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial effect of antibiotics, Spirulina blue-green algae and Artemisa aucheri leaf extracts on multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae. Materials and Methods: Disk and well diffusion method, the growth minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concen...