I n a survey of pneumonia due to Mycoplasma 282 out of 12168 ovine and caprine lung condemnation were collected (2.32%). Mycoplasma spp. has been isolated from pneumonic cases in 4 sheep and 2 goats. PCR studies were confirmed the genus of Mycoplasma although attempting for identification of strains M. mycoides, M. capricolum/caprine pleuropneumonia and M. arginin were in failure. The lesions...

introduction: pneumonia is an inflammation of the parenchyma of the lungs. most cases of pneumonia are caused by microorganisms, but there are several non-infectious causes accordingly. pneumonia is a considerable cause of mortality in childhood, throughout the world, particularly in developing countries. this study, according to this important matter, evaluated & inspected all of the patients ...

background bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants, which is often due to respiratory syncytial virus. the treatment is supportive; therefore, epidemiology, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings can help to prevent inappropriate use of antibiotics. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical, and laboratory characteristics of bronc...

introduction: millions of children less than 5 years old die from pneumonia globally and about 75-70% of these deaths occur in infants. persian and english articles of international and national databases such as “who, scopus and the cochrane, pub med, science direct, wiley, google scholar, sid, iran medex, magiran, med lib and iran doc were searched from 1970 to 2014. result: the factors such ...

introduction: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is one of the most popular nosocomial infections in the intensive care units and the nurse’s role in preventing it is very important. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of face to face training and work- shop clinical guidelines in prevention of vap. methods: in this experimental randomized clinical trial, the knowl...

background and objective: vitamin d (vit d) has an important role as immunoregulator. its deficiency is deemed as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. in this study the serum vit d levels of healthy and with pneumonia children were compared. methods: in this prospective case control study, 31 hospitalized children due to pneumonia and 40 healthy children both aged between 6 and 60 mo...

background and objective: vitamin d (vit.d) has an important role as immunoregulator. its deficiency is suggested as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. in this study the serum vit.d level in pneumonia and healthy children will be compared. methods: this study is a prospective case control study and contains 31 children between 6 and 60 months old hospitalized because of pneumonia a...

organizing lobar pneumonia is a rare form of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.  herein, we report a rare case of organizing pneumonia involving lung, mediastinum and esophagus.  a 16-year-old girl was referred to our center with clinical signs and symptoms of dysphagia and weight loss.  the main abnormal radiologic and endoscopic findings were stricture of the lower third of esopha...

conclusions cap/hap remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. bacterial resistance is increasing and adds to the difficulty in treating these patients. newer drugs are available but should be used judiciously and in the right setting. context the incidence and prevalence of both community and hospital acquired pneumonia has remained relatively constant over the ...