background: pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered an opportunistic pathogen; several reports indicate that the organism can also cause infections in healthy hosts. four effector proteins have been described in p. aeruginosa: exou, exos, exot, and exoy. these genes that are translated into protein products related to type iii secretion systems. materials and methods: a total of 134 samples were i...

purpose: urinary tract infection is acommon infectious presentation in the community practice.it is also the most common cause of antimicrobial resistance in the society. the aim of this study was to investigate the frequencyand antimicrobial resistance pattern of the uropathogens isolated from patients with urinary tract infection. materials and methods: this study was conducted on the patient...

background: streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group b streptococcus (gbs) is a commensal organism in the urogenital tract and rectum in approximately 25% of the healthy adult female population. the bacterium is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis in human infants. materials and methods: our study was performed over a three - month period from april to june 201...

background: escherichia coli is the most causative agent of urinary tract infections (utis). apart from all human infectious diseases, uti have a high prevalence and in most cases, escherichia coli is a dominance bacterium which can cause pyelonephritis and cystitis. the aim of the study was to determine the occurrence of some virulence genes expressing fimbriae, production of hemolysin and aer...

background: considering that there was not any regional survey in isfahan, iran regarding the epidemiology of acute respiratory tract infections (arti) in different age groups of general population, the aim of this study was to determine the epidemiologic feature of artis in isfahan using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study,pati...

a total of 385 urine specimens from suspected urinary tract infections were subjected to bacteriological analysis and susceptibility testing at a major university hospital laboratory in tehran. a battery of eight beta-iactam antibiotics, commonly prescribed in iran, and three third-generation cephalosporins (ceftazidime, ceftriaxone and ceftizoxime) that are usually reserved for limited use in ...

b ackground: the prevalence of urinary tract infection (uti) is really high in the world. escherichia coli is a major agent of uti. one of the strategies for decreasing uti infections is vaccine development. as the attachment is a really important stage in colonization and infection, at- tachment inhibition has an applied strategy.  fimh protein is a major factor during bacterial colonization i...

results mean urinary il-1α, il-4, il-6, and il-8 concentrations significantly increased in the acute phase of apn compared to the control group, and decreased following antibiotic treatment. conclusions we recommend routine urinalysis and urine culture for the diagnosis of children with apn. urinary il-4 was a relatively good cytokine for the prediction and treatment-monitoring of children with...

background: one of the main causes of adverse complications following kidney transplantation is urinary tract infection (uti). this study was done to define the incidence rate, clinical profiles, causative microorganisms, and uti risk factors among kidney transplant recipients in mashhad city. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, we perused medical files of 247 kidney recipients ...