BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Shigellosis is an acute gastroenteritis that is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diarrhea in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of Shigella serogroups and serotypes and their antibacterial drug resistance profiles. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fecal samples of all children suffering from ...

In this study, a novel least square support vector machine (LSSVM) model integrated with gradient-based optimizer (GBO) algorithm is introduced for the assessment of water quality (WQ) parameters. For purpose, three stations, including Ahvaz, Armand, and Gotvand in Karun river basin, have been selected to electrical conductivity (EC) total dissolved solids (TDS). First, prove superiority LSSVM-...

BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae commonly found in the environmental sources such as water, soil, and air. This ubiquitous amoeba is the causative agent of amoebic keratitis (AK). The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil sources in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, southern Iran. METHODS In general, 110 samples...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is a chronic fungal infection that caused by P. jirovecii. Disease is more prevalent among the HIV-infected patients. The colonization of pneumocystis in human respiratory system is associated with the airway inflammation and obstruction. The current study was conducted to identify the prevalence of P. jirovecii among the patients...

conclusions the state of observed radiation protection principles was relatively in the weak level in the studied radiology departments especially in facilities such as ventilation system, radiography entrance, and darkroom situation. more important reason was usage changing of sections as radiology billet from related organizations. results the mean of radiation protection in the studied radio...

OBJECTIVES To assess the association between dietary patterns, central obesity, and blood pressure (BP). METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated anthropometric measurements, BP, and usual dietary intakes of 243 men, aged 30-50 years old, working at the Education and Culture Systems in Ahvaz, Iran, between October 2011 and March 2012 using the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The prevalence of community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is increasing around the world. It involves healthy people and causes a variety of diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted from September 2010-June 2011 on children less than 14 years of Ahvaz, southwest Iran. The participants were selected with t...