malnutrition is a common problem among nursing home residents and encompasses adverse outcomes. this study was conducted to determine malnutrition and urinary tract infections as well as antibiotic resistance of isolated bacteria at kahrisak nursing home in tehran city, capital of iran. nutritional status was determined by direct detection of kitchen, checking the menue of weekly foods, quality...

background urinary tract infections (uti) caused by resistant bacteria are becoming more prevalent. the spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl)-producing bacteria worldwide has become a serious public health issue among healthcare centers and in the community. drugs and many secondary metabolites from medicinal plants have proved to be economical and effective against many pathogens. ...

results in general 438 urine isolates were obtained. e. coli was the most frequently occurring pathogen (54.80%), followed by klebsiella pneumoniae (16.0%), coagulase negative staphylococci (11.2%), enterobacter spp. (9.6%), proteus spp. 1.4% and p. aeruginosa (1.4%). resistance rates of e. coli isolates were 85.9% to co-trimoxazole, 80.0% to penicillin, 77.0% to ampicillin, 68.0% to chloramphe...

background nosocomial infections are generally occurring 72 hours after admittance and are not present or incubating prior to admittance. the most common nosocomial infection is urinary tract infection (uti). scanty data are available regarding the nosocomial infections in iranian teaching hospitals. the aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of symptomatic nosocomial uti, iden...

atopic dermatitis (ad) is one of the most common infantile diseases. immunological dysfunctions in ad patients may predispose them to infections. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between infantile ad and urinary tract infection (uti). in this cross sectional study, we enrolled 57 patients with ad aged 1 to 24 months that referred to dermatology clinic, and 57 healthy contr...

background and objective: urinary tract infections (utis) are the most common infections in renal transplant recipients and are considered a potential cause of bacteremia, sepsis, and affects graft outcomes. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of uti among renal transplant recipients and investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative agents. materials...

extra-intestinal pathogenic escherichia coli (expec) strains are divided into uropathogenic e. coli (upec), strains causing neonatal meningitis and septicaemic e. coli. the most common pathotype of expec is found among patients with urinary tract infection (uti), defined as upec. these bacteria are responsible for >90% of cases of uti and are often found amongst the faecal flora of the same hos...

abstract background: experience with vesicoureteral reflux (vur) differs in different centers and there are plenty of controversies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of primary vur complications and the rate of recurrence of uti. methods: the medical charts of all infants and children with primary vur who were followed up by two nephrologists were reviewed. during 19 years (198...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is a common cause for diseases in infants. various studies have suggested that infants with uti benefit from a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to control groups. our experimental evidence showed if breastfed infants are infected with a uti, their response to treatment is faster and better. objectives: the aim of this study is to compare bacterial r...

introduction urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common infections in childhood. appropriate treatment of uti requires to knowledge about antibiotic resistance patterns of common uropathogens. the aim of this study was to determine demographic, symptoms, signs and antibiotic resistance pattern in admitted infants with clinically diagnosis of uti in 17 shahrivar hospital of rasht ma...