BACKGROUND Idiopathic hypercalciuria is an important cause of symptoms related to the urinary system. The urinary excretion of high sodium and low potassium is a risk factor for hypercalciuria and urolithiasis. The aim of this study was to compare the urinary excretion of sodium and potassium by children older than two with idiopathic hypercalciuria and healthy control children in Bandar-Abbas,...

BACKGROUND The Acinetobacter species, particularly A. baumannii, has emerged as one of the main causes of nosocomial infections in recent years. The high prevalence of drug resistance in A. baumannii limits the therapeutic options for treating infections caused by these bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine the in vitro activity of Tigecycline and Colistin against clinical isol...

aSchool of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas; bDepartment of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran; cDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Biotechnology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad; dDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad Uni...

INTRODUCTION Traffic injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability in many countries. The knowledge, attitudes, and practice of drivers towards traffic regulations are key factors in decreasing traffic injuries and deaths. The objectives of this research were to study the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of taxi drivers towards traffic regulations in Bandar-Abbas, Iran, and to...

1Heath Information Management Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran 2Department of Librarianship and Medical Information Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Department of Librarianship and Medical Information Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Cent...

BACKGROUND Zinc deficiency is an important problem in children, especially in developing countries. Zinc supplements have beneficial effects on multiple factors, including treatment of growth retardation and hypogonadism, and they can be used as therapeutic and prophylactic agents against infection in children. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of zinc deficiency in 6-month to 12-year-old...

House dust mites have been shown to be strongly associated with allergic respiratory diseases such as, bronchial asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in the world. The climatic conditions of Bandar-Abbas, which is located in a coastal area and has a humid subtropical climate, provide a suitable place to proliferate mites. The aim of this study was to determine the contamination rate and analy...

1. Deputy of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 4. Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Zabol University of Medical Science...

the aim of this study was to identify the species and prevalence of house dust mites (hdms) in kindergartens in bandar abbas, south of iran. in this study 10 kindergartens were selected randomly in five areas of bandar abbas. two dust samples were collected from each sampling place with a vacuum cleaner. mites were isolated and mounted in hoyer's medium and identified using a morphology-based k...

crabs of intertidal zone of a muddy shore in bandar abbas were studied using monthly examination of goharshad and terminal stations during august 2005 to july 2006. sampling was done by corer and 14 species from 6 families were identified. crabs were from ocypodidae, pinnotheridae, pilumnidae, trapeziidae, leucosiidae and varunidae families. results showed ocypodidae, the most abundant and dive...