previous reports on intestinal parasite from isfahan area revealed wide distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in the area. since all studied areas were situated in the banks of zayandeh rood river with lot of trees and a humid soil, it was suggested, for comparison, to undertake a similar study in a village with comparatively dry and district climate. the village segzi (42 kilometer, ...

BACKGROUND With approximately 2.5 billion people at risk, dengue is a major international public health concern. Dengue vaccines currently in development should help reduce the burden associated with this disease but the most efficient way of using future dengue vaccines remains to be defined. Mathematical models of transmission can provide insight into the expected impact of different vaccinat...

There is a high incidence of upper respiratory viral infections in the human population, with infection severity being unique to each individual. Upper viruses have been associated previously secondary bacterial infection, however, several cross-sectional studies analyzed literature indicate that an inverse relationship can also occur. Pathobiont abundance and/or dysbiosis impair epithelial int...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the epidemiological and clinical findings of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Providencia stuartii infections in a large Italian university hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS All consecutive episodes of P. stuartii infection that occurred during 1999-2002 were included in the study. For each patient, we recorded the area of hospitalization and drug susce...

To identify the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) that most affect female population deprived of liberty. Method: Integrative review articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish databases: LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, COCHRANE SciELO library. A cross was performed with descriptors “Sexually Infections”; "Women"; “Prisoners”, seven were selected. Results: The STIs...

conclusions our findings showed a high occurrence of metallo-β-lactamase production among p. aeruginosa isolates in burn patient infections in our region. also, there are p. aeruginosa isolates carrying the bla-vim-1 and bla-vim-2 genes in isfahan province. background metallo-β-lactamase-production among gram-negative bacteria, including pseudomonas aeruginosa, has become a challenge for treatm...

abstract aims: the increasing usage of antibiotics can cause resistance to the treatment of infections, which can caused by bacteria, e.g. pseudomonas aeruginosa. the aim of this study was to trace the class i, ii and iii integrons in isolates of p. aeruginosa of nosocomial infection and determining the antibiotic resistance pattern of the bacteria. instrument & methods: in this cross-sectional...

this study was carried out to find the extent of staphylococcal carriages including methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa in employee's of teaching university hospitals in yazd. nasal swabs of 742 employees in four different medical teaching hospitals in yazd were collected, and tested for detection of staphylococci strains. out of 742 employees, 94 (12.7%) were carrier of staphyloco...

introduction: nosocomial infections (ni) are frequent and relevant problem and it is responsible for mortality especially in pediatric icu and nicus. healthcare- associated infections are of important wide-ranging concern in the medical field. in the neonatal intensive care unit population the nosocomial infection rate is highest in the lowest-birth-weight infants. it is this group of infants w...

background port site complications following elective surgery are rare and port site infections remain the most common short long term complications. objectives the study was conducted to analyze port site complications occurring in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. patients and methods ninety patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were r...