an association between chlamydia pneumoniae (c. pneumoniae) and cardiovascular disease has been demonstrated. in this study, we aimed to study this potential relationship in 105 iranian patients. coronary artery specimens from 105 iranian patients undergoing cabg were analyzed by pcr method for c. pneumoniae. serological evaluation for c. pneumoniae igg and igm was performed using elisa. 53 spe...

introduction:ventilator- associated pneumonia(vap),as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc),is a pneumonia that occurs in a patient receiving mechanical ventilation that develops 48 hours or more after initiation of ventilation.re-intubation which occur within 72 hours of planned extubation may effect vap incidence.the aim of this study was to determine vap incidence i...

background and objectives: the appearance of antibiotic resistance in streptococcus pneumoniae has raised a global concern over the past three decades. this study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of s. pneumoniae isolated from patients in children´s medical center (cmc) hospital during 2001 to 2011. materials and methods: during the 11 years period, a total of 194 s. ...

background: pneumocystis carinii is one of opportunistic organisms especially in immuno-compromised patients. for years, diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia (pcp) has relied on microscopic visualization of organism in specimens obtained from the lung either by bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) or by induction of sputum, but failed to provide efficient diagnosis. the aim of this study was to compare ...

pasteurella multocida is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for pneumonia of lambs and goats, respiratory atrophic rhinitis of swine. although the molecular basis of the pathogenicity and host specificity of p. multocida is not well understood, several studies have reported that a number of proteins are correlated with the pathogenic mechanisms. adhesins have a crucial role in mediating colo...

b ackg r oun d : multi-drug resistant strains of acinetobacter spp. have created therapeutic problems worldwide. the objective of this study was to detect integrons  in acinetobacter   spp. isolates  from ventilator-associated  pneu- monia patients using pcr method. me t ho d s : a total 51 bronchoalveolar lavage samples were obtained from patients in icu and examined for acinetobacter spp. inf...

purpose : chlamydia pneumonia is a known endothelial pathogen in several vascular diseases including atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. diabetic retinopathy is a retinal vascular disease that may similarly be affected. we serologically investigated the presence of c. pneumonia infection in patients with proliferative diabetic ...

conclusions according to the results of the study, the most common causes of hospital admission were respiratory infections (e.g. pneumonia), nervous system infections, tuberculosis, septicemia, skin and soft tissue infections and utis. considering the diversity of infections, epidemiological evaluation of these diseases is essential, especially in regions with high prevalence of infectious dis...