objective: to evaluate the potential advantages of imipenem/cilastatin in control of fever in neutro-penic hsct recipients.patients and method: in this single-center study, 111 consecutive febrile episodes in 104 neutropenic hsct recipients with a mean age of 26 years were randomized to treatment either with imipenem/cilastatin 1 g, iv, q8h or cefepime (our standard regimen) 2 g, iv, q8h. if fe...

mini abstract: this study is an extended follow up of the original trial study (nct00600197) that has been published in the clinical journal of pain. this trial aimed to explore if the proposed multidisciplinary program could improve quality of life and disability of the patients suffering from chronic low back up to 36 months.   methods and material: in this clinical randomized trial seventy p...

objective(s): the study objective was to assess the diagnostic performance of positron emission tomography (pet) for gliomas using the novel tracer 18f-fluciclovine (anti-[18f]facbc) and to evaluate the safety of this tracer in patients with clinically suspected gliomas.methods: anti-[18f]facbc was administered to 40 patients with clinically suspected high- or low-grade gliomas, followed by pet...

introduction: due to penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the periodontal tissues in moderate to severe periodontitis, the mechanical methods are not sufficient in these cases. therefore, administration of local/systemic antibiotic is recommended following mechanical root debridement. however, side effects of antibiotics such as microbial resistance and patient allergy led to development of ...

results fifty seven patients were assigned to receive peg and 52 patients received cfe. after 4weeks of medication, 86.5% of children in cfe group and 77.1% in peg group (rr = 1.121, ci95%:0.939 - 1.338) exited from the criteria of fc. all measurable criteria improved in both groups without any significant difference, except in the frequency of defecation that in cfe group (10.96 ± 5.7) was sig...

results there were significant differences between the groups in subjective labor pain scores (except vas 4) (p < 0.001). the duration of the phase one (3 cm dilatation to full dilatation) and phase two (full dilatation to birth) in the acupressure group was shorter than the control group (phase one, 225 min and 320 min, respectively; phase two, 15 min and 20 min, respectively; both p < 0.001)....

the yield performance of 23 barley (hordeum vulgare l.) genotypes in sixteen test environments across a barley growing region of china was evaluated. the experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three replicates, in two cropping seasons (2010-2011, in the south; 2012-2013, in the north). the gge biplot was applied to analyze the data obtained in the multi-environme...

background: despite major advances in assisted reproductive techniques, the implantation rates remain relatively low. some studies have demonstrated that intrauterine infusion of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (g-csf) improves implantation in infertile women. objective: to assess the g-csf effects on ivf outcomes in women with normal endometrial thickness. materials and methods : in this...

background: many workers suffer from low-back pain. type and severity of spinal complaints have relationship with work load. lack of adherence to ergonomics recommendations among the important causes of low-back pain. objective: to assess the effect of 3 ergonomics training programs on the prevalence of lowback pain among workers of an iranian automobile factory. methods: in a parallel-design 4...

Background: Anxiety reduction in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) is essential due to severe complications. The current methods of treatments are primarily medical, while effective and safe treatments which accord with cultural and religious beliefs appear to have higher performance. Aim: survey the effect of Quran on the anxiety of patients with MI admitted to CCU. Methods: The present...