BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial pathogen frequently isolated in both hospital and community environments. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is considered a major nosocomial pathogen that causes severe morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES The main objective of this study was to determine the genotypes of MRSA strains isolated from the nares...

Indian J Med Sci, Vol. 62, No. 7, July 2008 In order to investigate the professionals’ adherence to measures o f s tandard precautions, we conducted a study at the 550-bed Imam Reza Teaching Hospital, Kermanshah, in September 2007. A total of 120 health care workers (nurses and paramedical staff) from different departments were surveyed using a standardized questionnaire. Data were analyzed usi...

introduction: zinc has been known as an essential trace element in human, animal and plant nutrition. during pregnancy, the daily requirement increases to 25% and its serum level decreases. the serum level of zinc in adults is arranged from 80 to 150 μg/dl. considering the importance of this trace element and its role during pregnancy, this study was conducted on pregnant women in the community...

introduction: acute renal failure (arf) is a common problem in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). in most cases, arf is associated with other conditions such as sepsis, perinatal asphexia and prematurity that could result in mortality and morbidity. this study examines the prevalence, the course of illness, early prognosis and risk factors associated with development of arf in the neonata...

background: smoking is an important risk factor for many and may decrease quality and quantity life. this study was performed to determine the prevalence and related factors of the smoking in high school girls in kermanshah in year 2004. methods: the random- cluster sampling method was used in a descriptive–analytic designed study. 3150 girl students from three educational area of kermanshsh ci...

introduction :  working in hospital as a health care worker (hcw) predisposes the staffs to the risk of tuberculosis infection (tb). majority of hospitals around the world have developed protocols to prevent their personnel against tb. this study was carried out to determine the status of tb prevalence in the hcws using tuberculin skin test to establish an occupational health protection against...

BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by the species of Leishmania donovani complex. It is endemic in some parts of provinces of Iran. According to the reported cases of VL in Kermanshah Province in recent years, this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of VL in high risk villages of the province. METHODS Totally, 1622 serum samples ...