background with the integration of the evaluation of patient satisfaction in the overall assessment of healthcare services, authorities can be assured about the alignment of these services with patient needs and the suitability of care provided at the local level. objectives this study was conducted in 2013 in zahedan, iran, in order to assess the psychometric properties of the iranian version ...

background: despite wide application of chromium in electroplating industry, the pulmonary effects of chronic exposure to this chemical have not been extensively studied and are subject of debate and controversy. this study was, therefore, undertaken to further address this issue.   methods: the study population consisted of a group of 15 workers with a history of past and present occupational ...

background: the rapidity of progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) to death or respiratory failure impacts patients, clinicians, and clinical investigators. the aim of this study is to evaluate of the pulmonary function tests (pfts) in patients with als and the association between these pfts and survival methods: a total of 36 als patients who pfts, including vital capacity (vc), ma...

asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. exposure to allergens plays an important role in asthma. recently, cockroach has attracted attentions as an important allergen. this study was performed to evaluate cockroach allergy in iranian children with asthma. one hundred children with definite diagnosis of asthma were selected. after obtaining primary information, the severity of th...

abstract aims: bovine mastitis continues to be the most costly disease to the dairy farmers. it dominates in iran as one of the most prevalent diseases in dairy cattle among the dairy farms. mastitis treatment with antibiotics leads to the development of antibiotic resistant strains and consumer health problem. this study was performed for the first time to analyze in vitro effects of hydro-alc...

purpose : to report a patient with orbital tuberculosis (tb) without any history of systemic involvement case report : a 41-year-old afghani man who presented with progressive painless swelling in lateral side of the left upper eyelid and diplopia. he did not have history of fever or pulmonary disease. histopathology revealed a granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. microbiological...

background and objectives: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) is a well-known pathogen with a worldwide distribution. given the increasing rate of mrsa infections, implementing of reliable, accurate and rapid testing for diagnosis of mrsa is necessary. the aim of this study was to compare four diagnostic methods for detection of mrsa isolates. materials and methods: from decembe...

background the increasing use of herbal drugs and their ease of accessibility and availability have necessitated the use of mutagenicity test to analyze their toxicity and safety. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the genotoxicity of sankol herbal medicine in dna breakage of rat hepatocytes in comparison with h2o2 by single cell gel electrophoresis technique or comet assay. materials and ...

background: for its toxicity, benzene exposure is one of the main health concerns for high risk occupations like gasoline station workers. however, there is little knowledge about the effect of benzene metabolites on hematological parameters. objective: to evaluate the correlation between the urinary level of trans, trans-muconic acid (t, t-ma), a benzene metabolite, and some hematological para...

conclusions: silver nanoparticles showed great antibacterial effectiveness on four important foodborne pathogens. therefore, ag nps could be a good alternative for cleaning and disinfection of equipment and surfaces in food-related environments. results: the mic values of ag nps against tested pathogens were in the range of 3.12-6.25 µg/ml. while listeria monocytogenes showed the mic value of 6...