vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) are becoming a major concern in medical practice. their increased prevalence and their ability to transfer vancomycin resistance to other bacteria have made them a subject of close scrutiny and intense investigation. colonization is usually acquired by susceptible hosts in an environment with a high rate of patient colonization with vre. the aim of this st...

introduction: bipolar affective disorder is cyclic swinging of mood between mania or hypo-mania and depression. lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder is 2.4%. a numbers of risk factors are associated with bipolar disorders including age, sex, and genetic predisposition, environmental factors and socioeconomic status. the main objective of the conducted study was to assess vulnerability for bi...

background: alzheimer’s disease (ad) is the most common type of dementia. demonstrating the modifiable risk factors of ad can help to plan for prevention of this disease. the aim of the current review was to characterize modifiable cardiovascular risk factors of ad using existing data and determine their contribution in ad development in iran and the world. methods: the systematic search was do...

results total prevalence's of subjects with wrist-hand, shoulder-arm, neck back and lower limb disorders were obtained 556 (82.6%), 352 (52.3%), 238 (35.4%), 454 (67.5%), and 149 (22.1%) respectively (p = 0.028). the highest cumulative risk was corresponded to wrist-hand, and after that were cumulative risks of back, shoulder-arm, neck, and lower limb respectively. objectives this study was con...

the aim of this study was to identify and prioritize the risky behaviors and explore the newly emerging pi related to egyptian habits that may lead to hcv transmission.from january 2011 until january 2012, a case control study matched on socio demographic factors was conducted comparing 540 hepatitis c patients and their contacts who were hcv serologically negative (102 subjects). they were ran...

Introduction: Andropause is a common clinical entity of advanced age, with a decline in androgen levels in males. Many of the signs of male aging are results of this condition with significant decline in their quality of life and adverse effects on multiple organ systems function. Androgen Deficiency of the Aging Male (ADAM) questionnaire is one of the most applied screening tools for androgen ...

bacterial meningitis is still the leading cause of high morbidity and mortality among the children. the present study was conducted to determine the epidemiology, clinical characteristics of bacterial meningitis and to evaluate the risk factors associated with developing the infection.this cross sectional study was conducted in three hospitals of gaza strip -palestine during the period 2009. al...

background: patients with hereditary bleeding disorders are at risk of viral infection such as hepatitis c due to frequent transfusion of blood and blood products. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis c and associated risk factors in hemophilic patients in isfahan, the second big province in iran. methods: in a descriptive study, patients with hemophilia in isfahan province...

background: prevalence of fall-related mortality is rising in the elderly population. falling is one of the causes of the murderous and non-murderous injuries in the elderly population which can lead to disability, dependence and decline of quality of life. fractures constitute a major part of the fall-related injuries. the present study is designed to investigate the prevalence of fall-related...

conclusions in the region under study the prevalence of tb among the prisoners was higher than the general population. the main risk factors for pulmonary tb in this population were close contact, idu and hiv infection. results from the reported 4562 patients with tuberculosis, 363 (7.9%) were prison inmates at the time of tb diagnosis. prevalence of tb cases among the prison inmates was 403.3 ...