introduction: the inappropriate use of broad- spectrum antimicrobials in intensive care units (icu) is a universal problem. the main goal of this study was to implement antibiotic stewardship program (abs) concentrated on vancomycin and carbapenems, in pediatric icu (picu) of sheikh hospital. as an accessory purpose we looked for the effect of abs on the rate of antibiotic administration, lengt...

Background Rectal biopsy and its histopathological study with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) is the gold standard for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) diagnosis. However, there are some limitations in the diagnosis of ganglion cells in HE approach. Recently, it was reported that the utility of Calretinin is a reliable ancillary immunohistochemistry (IHC) test for HD diagn...

objective epilepsy is reported in 15-90% of the children with cerebral palsy (cp) but its clinical course is not well defined. we conducted a retrospective study on children with hemiparetic cp who were referred to pediatric neurology department of mofid hospital. the aim of our study was to evaluate the risk factors and prognosis of epilepsy in children with hemiparetic cp. materials & methods...

this study presents the nannostratigraphy and nannofossil events in the lower boundary of kalat formation in the east and west of the kopeh- dagh basin. the kalat formation comprises of coarse grained detritus limestone with subordinate sandstone intercalations. in the current study, six sections have been chosen in the east and west of the basin which are as follow: dobaradar section, kalat se...

G. Sybren de Hoog, Anne D. van Diepeningen, El-Sheikh Mahgoub, and Wendy W. J. van de Sande Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Peking University Health Science Center, Research Center for Medical Mycology, Beijing, China; Sun Yat-Se...

imamiyyah jurisprudents have given various views on the meaning of justice. generally viewed, their deference can be proposed in three essential fields: 1- those jurisprudents like sheikh ansari and imam kkomeini have known justice as a fully rooted and stable property, malakah; while some like vahid behbahani and the late khoyi have disagreed with them and known their view of many objections; ...

The early neonatal outcome of vaginal breech delivery is an important to determine which way the breech presentation should be dealt with. This will help counseling the pregnant women with breech about the possible early adverse outcome that associated with vaginal breech delivery. This study was done to determine the Early Neonatal Outcome. of breech presentation delivered vaginally at El Shei...

OBJECTIVE Phenylketonuria is one of the most common metabolic disorders and the first known cause of mental retardation in pediatrics. As Screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) is not a routine neurometabolic screening test for neonates in Iran, many PKU cases may be diagnosed after developing the clinical symptoms. One of the findings of PKU is myelination disorders, which is seen as hypersignal ...