this study evaluates the lifelikeness layers of boroujerdi’s house in kashan as a case study to analyze the houses of islamic period, especially qajar era. why traditional iranian architecture was considered as sustainable architecture? what are the elements included in the traditional architecture to take the most advantage of the least facilities? what elements does the modern architecture la...

limited studies have been made on the cercariae from freshwater snails in iran. this study was conducted to determine the cercariae fauna of bellamya (viviparus) bengalensis and evaluation of their zoonotic importance in khuzestan province, south-west of iran. for this purpose, 1143 bellamya snails were collected from ahoudasht region in central areas of the province during 2002-2003. bellamya ...

Introduction and objective: Klebsiella is an opportunistic pathogen that is an important cause of nosocomial infections. The prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing strains and their resistance to betalactam antibiotics has had a daily increase. Because of the importance of these enzymes in Klebsiella pneumonia, this study was carried out to investigate it’s prevalence...

OBJECTIVE Head circumference is a valuable index of brain growth and its disturbances can indicate different disorders of nervous system. Abnormal increased head circumference (macrocephaly) is common and observed in about 2% of infants. In this study, the causes and clinical types of abnormal increase in infants' head circumference were investigated in Kashan, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thi...

BACKGROUND Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus is a substantial source of human infections. Detection and treatment of nasal carriage in children with methicillin-resistant and multidrug resistant S. aureus (MRSA and MDRSA, respectively) may be an important modality in prevention of infections. OBJECTIVES This study determined the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns and risk factor...

OBJECTIVE Detection of seizure, its etiology, and clinical types is important for guiding therapy. This study was designed to evaluate the etiology and clinical evaluations of neonatal seizures in Kashan, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The data of 100 hospitalized neonates with a complaint of seizures in Kashan City, from January 2006 to January 2011 were evaluated. The pediatric neurologist mad...

BACKGROUND Hyponatremia is a common disorder in patients with brain injury. It can result in acute and chronic complications providing this electrolytic disorder is not diagnosed and treated in due time. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hyponatremia in 95 brain injury patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) in Kashan Shahid-Veheshti hospital. ...

BACKGROUND Quality of life differs for different people in different situations and is related to one's self-satisfaction with life. Quality of life is affected by health status. OBJECTIVES The current study examined the relationship between quality of life and depression in pregnant women in Kashan city. PATIENTS AND METHODS A Case - control study was performed on 112 depressed pregnant wo...

Background and Objectives New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase (NDM) is a newly emerging metallo-ß-lactamases, which can destroy all β-lactams including carbapenems. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase-1-production in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Kashan, Iran. Materials and Methods In a cross-sectional study, 181 K. pneumoniae isolates were collec...