1Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 2Computer Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 3Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 4School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for studies in t...

BACKGROUND Early diagnosis and endoscopic resection of adenomatous polyps is the main approach for screening and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to assess polyp detection rate (PDR) and to characterize demographic, clinical, and pathological features of colorectal polyps in an Iranian population. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data from 5427 colonoscopies performed duri...

Seyed Mehdi Saberi1, Mohammad-Reza Karimi1, Ardeshir Sheikhazadi2, Mazaher Ghorbani2, Ali Pasha Meysamie3, Zeynab Nasri Nasrabadi2 and Sayed Mahdi Marashi2* 1Department of Psychiatry of Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran 2 epartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scie...

Background Rhipicephalus sanguineus is the most widely distributed tick in the world, which is partly due to its biological flexibility and the global distribution of its major host, the domestic dog. In Mediterranean region it could be principal reservoir host for Leishmania infantum, usually transmitted by the phlebotomine sand flies. In this study, we evaluated the vector potential of R. san...

1 Clinical Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IR Iran 2 Iranian Society for Support of Patients With Infectious Diseases, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Nephrology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Hepat Mon.2012;12(7):463-464. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmo...

1 Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Aliabad Katoul, IR Iran 2 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University, Iransh...

INTRODUCTION Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) is a growing clinical concern worldwide. The main aims of this study were to detect qnr-encoding genes and to evaluate the clonal relatedness of qnr-positive Enterobacter cloacae isolates. METHODS A total of 116 E. cloacae isolates that were not susceptible to quinolone were obtained from seven hospitals in Tehran, five hospitals in Qa...

1Division of Pediatrics Pulmonary Disease, Children’s Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Minoo Dadkhah, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ...

1M.Sc., Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran 2Professor, Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah (a.s.) University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, ...