introduction: many post-surgical wound infections in hospitals cause morbidity and morality of patients and these are usually transmitted via hands of surgical personnel. the aim of the present study was to detect and antibiogram the bacterial agents following scrubbing of hands of surgical personnel before operation. methods: hands of 134 personnels of operation room were swabbed following scr...

background and aims. in the presence of certain systemic diseases, oral microflora may aggravate the condition of the disease. microbial population in the oral cavity especially with heart disease can increase the risk of bacterial endocarditis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of oral streptococcus mutans and the rate of caries in children suffering from heart disease. materials ...

background : staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) is one of the major virulence factors of hospital and community acquired infections. healthcare workers can be the host of s.aureus for many months. and it is very important due to the possibility of transmission to patients. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of s.aureus nasal carriers, the antibiotic susceptibility pattern and ...

introduction: 99mtc-trodat-1 is a promising new radiopharmaceutical with the potential for routine use as the radiopharmaceutical for dopamine transporters scintigraphy as far as its image quality and daily availability are concerned. here we describe the development of a freeze-dried kit formulation based on the tricine exchange labeling approach for the preparation of this radiopharmaceutical...

Introduction: 99mTc-TRODAT-1 is a promising new radiopharmaceutical with the potential for routine use as the radiopharmaceutical for dopamine transporters scintigraphy as far as its image quality and daily availability are concerned. Here we describe the development of a freeze-dried kit formulation based on the tricine exchange labeling approach for the preparation of this radiopha...

Background: Listeria monocytogenes has been identified as a serious food-borne pathogen. There is concern that raw dairy products maybe source of listeria strains responsible for human listeriosis. The aim of this study was determination of listeria from daily products which transferred to laboratory of food stuffs in Lorestan. Materials and Methods: In this study 720 different dairy samples s...

background health care worker's (hcw) mobile phones are one of the most important vehicles which transfer nosocomial infection agents. the aim of this study was identification of bacteria existing on hcw's mobile phones in three jundishapur university teaching hospitals in ahvaz. it was in two groups: clinical and administrative staff. material and methods samples were collected from 170 hcw's ...

background staphylococcus aureus is a virulent pathogen that is currently the most common cause of infection in hospitalized patients. these days, increment in antimicrobial resistance coupled with increasing prevalence of the agent as a nosocomial infection makes the situation even more complex. patients on hemodialysis are at increased risk due to their immunocompromised state. the present st...