previous reports on intestinal parasite from isfahan area revealed wide distribution of intestinal parasitic infections in the area. since all studied areas were situated in the banks of zayandeh rood river with lot of trees and a humid soil, it was suggested, for comparison, to undertake a similar study in a village with comparatively dry and district climate. the village segzi (42 kilometer, ...

this study was carried out to find the extent of staphylococcal carriages including methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa in employee's of teaching university hospitals in yazd. nasal swabs of 742 employees in four different medical teaching hospitals in yazd were collected, and tested for detection of staphylococci strains. out of 742 employees, 94 (12.7%) were carrier of staphyloco...

introduction: nosocomial infections (ni) are frequent and relevant problem and it is responsible for mortality especially in pediatric icu and nicus. healthcare- associated infections are of important wide-ranging concern in the medical field. in the neonatal intensive care unit population the nosocomial infection rate is highest in the lowest-birth-weight infants. it is this group of infants w...

background port site complications following elective surgery are rare and port site infections remain the most common short long term complications. objectives the study was conducted to analyze port site complications occurring in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. patients and methods ninety patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were r...

background skin infectious diseases are common worldwide. epidemiologic studies lead to better understanding of disease profiles and health service organization. conclusions in our study fungal and viral infections were the most common infectious diseases. we think epidemiological studies to determine the burden of skin infections are useful for proper health care planning. results mean age of ...

determination of the frequency of bacteria isolated from blood culture and the pattern of their antibiotic sensitivity is epidemiologically of great importance and can help choosing primary antimicrobial treatment. the aim of the current study was to determine the most common bacterial factors of blood infection and their antibiotic sensitivity in a one year period from october 2010 till the en...

introduction: urinary tract infection is a prevalent infection disease that many patients referred to the physician for this problem. about 20-40% of women experience symptomatic urinary tract infection for at least one time in their life. early diagnosis and treatment lead to recovery much of the times. regarding the higher prevalence of the urinary tract infection in women, we designed this s...

background: genital tract infections are one of the most common causes of referring to obstetrics clinics. the most common agents of genitalia infection are yeast ( candida ) and parasite ( trichomonas ). establishment of fungal and parasitic infections needs many factors such as social, cultural and hormonal factors. methods: in order to determine candidial infection in the patients with leuco...

background: the aim was to study the gastro-intestinal helminths of stray dogs of garmsar, sem­nan province, central iran, and its impacts on human health and animal production. methods : during 2006, the alimentary tracts of 50 stray dogs at necropsy, selected from villages around garmsar, were removed, and examined for helminth infections. subsequently helminths were collected from the conten...

background: the global burden of sexually transmitted infections (stis) is noticeable and important. however, most stis are curable and all of them are preventable. in this article, we reviewed and evaluated sti prevalence, current services, existing programs, and the challenges of control and management them in iran. materials and methods: the author searched literature published from 2005 to ...