BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Etiology of the disease is not well understood; however, it is more common in women than in men and occurs mainly during reproductive age. The aim of this study was to evaluate some risk factors in women of childbearing age with MS in Isfahan Province. METHODS This analytic case-control study was conduc...

BACKGROUND Metallo-β-lactamase-production among Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has become a challenge for treatment of infections due to these resistant bacteria. OBJECTIVES The aim of the current study was to evaluate the metallo-β-lactamase-production and carriage of bla-VIM genes among carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolated from burn wound infections. PATI...

1Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 2Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 3Nickan Research Institute, Isfahan, IR Iran 4Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, IR Iran *Corresponding Author: Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Medical Plants Research Center, Sh...

| 2017 | 1 Seyed-Hossein Abtahi1,2, Mohammad-Ali Abtahi1,2, Seyed Ali Akbar Mortazavi1,2, Hamidreza Jahanbani-Ardakani2,3,4, Mehdi Mazloumi5 1Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 3Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 4Isfahan Medical Students Research Cent...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are also likely to be at risk for other infectious pathogens including hepatitis B(HBV) and C(HCV) viruses, which complicate the clinical course, management, and therapy. The literature on the prevalence of HBV/HCV coinfection with HIV in Iran is sparse. Hence this study was conducted to investigate this coinfection pattern an...

CHECKLIST ACCORDING TO PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE Ahmad Ghadami, Ali reza Irajpour, Sorour Mosleh, Fereshteh Baradaran Fard, Maryam Azari, Shokouh Sajadi, Mohammad Reza Sanaei. Assistant Professor, Ulcer Repair Research Center, Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Associate Professor, Department of Adult Nursing, Scho...

HEALTH INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF DIABETIC PATIENTS Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi, Anasik Lalazaryan, Alireza Rahimi. Associate Professor of Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Science, Health InformationTechnology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Master of Art. Medical Librarianship and Information Science, Department of Management and Me...

Azra Daei, Ali Sadeghzadeh Vaighan, Sona Tayebi Imani, Hassan Ashrafi rizi. Ph.D. Student in medical library and information science, Isfahan University of Medical science, Isfahan, Iran; Ph.D. in library and information science, National Library and Archives of Iran; MSc Student in medical library and information science, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Health Informatio...