conclusion a high rate of mrsa in both community- and hospital-acquired infections were observed. background staphylococcus aureus (s.aureus) is an importantpathogen in human infections.some strains of s.aureusare methicillin-resistant (mrsa) andcause hospital- and community-acquired infections in children. the aims of this study were to determine nasalcarriage rate of s. aureus and susceptibil...

objectives we aim to evaluate the role of glibenclamide on the short-term outcome of patients with dai due to moderate to severe tbi. patients and methods in this controlled randomized clinical trial, 40 patients with moderate to severe tbi were assigned to glibenclamide (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups. six hours after admission the intervention group received 1.25 mg glibenclamide every 1...

background: to evaluate the patients with stroke by functional independence measure (fim) scale, at the times of admission to hospital, discharge, and six-month poststroke, and to determine the level of improvement in patients after rehabilitative procedures. methods: a total number of 108 patients with stroke entered the study who were admitted to neurology ward. they all received rehabilitati...

BACKGROUND One of the important diseases in neonatal period is sepsis. Clinical sign and symptoms in addition to lab tests are the most important way to accurate diagnosis and prevention of mortality. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the most clinical sign and symptoms which leading to diagnosis of sepsis. MATERIALS & METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Th...

IN THE process of conducting a broad range exploratory study of children born to women in state psychiatric hospitals, our data showed there were 343 babies born to schizophrenic women patients in Michigan’s six state hospitals between 1925 and 1964. It was somewhat surprising to find that of these, 148 were male and 186 were female. There were nine whose sex was unrecorded and could not be lea...