Labor induction despite an unriped cervix is one of the most common indications of the use of prostoglandines. This clinical trial was performed to compare the effectiveness of oxytocin with misoprostol for induction of labor in Bahonar Hospital, Kerman/lran from 1999 to 2000. Sixty pregnant women with indication for labor induction were randomly assigned to receive misoprostol or oxytocin. Mis...

background: vulvovaginal candidiasis is the most common fungal disease in sexually active women of which candida albicans is the primary etiologic agent. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed to determine the etiologic agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis amongst 2000 women who presented to the gynecological center of babol shahid yahyanejad educational hospital from 200...

Birth and death indicators were examined through retrospective surveys conducted in 1985 and 1987 in the Islamic Republic of lran, reviewing 1984 and 1986 events, to obtain infant mortality rate (IMR) and other necessary indicators for health planning and evaluation. Comparison between 1985 and 1987 surveys revealed: 1. No major change in crude death rate ( 6.3 per 1000 in 1987 survey) had...

Sixty-six children with G6PD deficiency were evaluated retrospectively to ascertain the clinical features, etiology, ultimate outcome and population at risk, The occurrence of jaundice in 18 neonates (group J) was, contrary to other countries, in the form of neonatal jaundice type II. Sepsis, prematurity, hypoxia and acidosis were associating factors. 77.8% of neonates had exchange blood t...

As part of a series of investigations at Baba Baghi Leprosarium in lran, 44 long-treated leprosy patients were selected for our study. Samples of early morning sputum were obtained from each patient, examined by microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and cultured for tubercle bacilli. These tests were negative, but the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for an insertion sequence believed to b...

of 164 cerebral spinal fl uid s amples received, 100 or 60 .9% were f rom pati ent s wi t h s uspected bacteria l meningi t is . the positive cul t ure r ate f or a l 1 the samples was 24' or 40% if on l y t he csf sample s from menigi t is patients are included. the most common caus e of menigitis in the newborn wa s the gram negative b a c i l l i . etiological agents i n i nfants from two mo...

Background Vulvovaginal candidiasis is the most common fungal disease in sexually active women of which Candida albicans is the primary etiologic agent. MaterialsAndMethods This cross-sectional study was performed to determine the etiologic agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis amongst 2000 women who presented to the Gynecological Center of Babol Shahid Yahyanejad Educational Hospital from 2006-20...

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sixty-six children with g6pd deficiency were evaluated retrospectively to ascertain the clinical features, etiology, ultimate outcome and population at risk, the occurrence of jaundice in 18 neonates (group j) was, contrary to other countries, in the form of neonatal jaundice type ii. sepsis, prematurity, hypoxia and acidosis were associating factors. 77.8% of neonates had exchange blood transf...

as part of a series of investigations at baba baghi leprosarium in lran, 44 long-treated leprosy patients were selected for our study. samples of early morning sputum were obtained from each patient, examined by microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (afb), and cultured for tubercle bacilli. these tests were negative, but the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for an insertion sequence believed to be sp...