abstract background and objective: having knowledge about potential risks and the usage of safety equipment in laboratories can decrease the risk of occupational exposure. the aim of this study was to evaluate the predisposing factors for occupational exposure and to assess the usage of safety equipment among personnel of medical diagnostic laboratories in birjand. material and methods: in this...

background clinical significance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (esbls) production in enterobacter spp. has not well been established. objectives this study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of esbls produced by enterobacter spp. in clinical isolates. materials and methods this descriptive cross-sectional study was performed during may 2010 to april 2012 in the city of sanandaj,...

This paper provides an overview of the DITTO (Developing Integrated Tools to Optimise) project and presents some of its initial findings. The aim of DITTO is to increase the practical capacity of railway systems by developing computerised tools that can determine the theoretical capacity of a given infrastructure, optimise timetables in the face of delays and optimise real-time traffic manageme...

results of the 100 klebsiella isolates, 41 (41%) demonstrated resistance or reduced susceptibility to ceftazidime and/or aztreonam and 35% (n = 35) were esbl-producers. twenty-eight (8o%) of the esbl-producing isolates carried the blactx-m type genes. based on pcr assays and sequencing of blactx-m genes, ctx-m-1, ctx-m-2 and ctx-m-9 were identified in 21 (60%), 15 (42%) and nine (34%) of these ...