conclusions according to the obtained results, the majority of nurses participating in the study had an intermediate level of knowledge and practice of infection control. there is a need to develop a system of continuous education for all the categories of nursing staff. background basic infection control measures in any nursing setup can reduce the rates of healthcare-associated infections. re...

conclusion silver nanoparticles had appropriate effects in all three types of dilutions and allowing for a more protracted contact time has given significantly better results. patients and methods we have selected nine patients' metal file covers and following sterilizing, we have infected them with one of these bacteria; staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa and bacillus cereus. t...

introduction: nosocomial candiduria could be due to cystitis, pyelonephritis, or fungusball in the urinary tract system. several reports have shown candidemia and upper urinarytract involvement as the complications of candiduria. the aim of this study was to assessnosocomial candiduria; identify candida isolates and determine their drug susceptibilitypattern. materials and methods: urine sample...

background: due to various climatic conditions in different parts of iran, presenting of various kinds of human myiasis is expected. despite of a few case series, most papers related to myiasis are case reports originated from various parts of iran. this study discusses on different clinical features of myiasis in iran and description of one case from tehran as a representative to nosocomial in...

myiasis, the invasion of live human tissue by larva of diptera, is reported in the nasal cavity of a 5.5- year-old iranian girl. she was referred from golestan province to the shaheed rajaei heart center in tehran. in the 41th day after admission, a live parasite was found in her nasal secretions suction identified presumably as a second instar larvae of a facultative myiasis, woholfartia nuba ...