INTRODUCTION The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient's instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff's health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the level ...

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...

This cross-sectional study was performed on all patients suspected to be suffering from ectoparasites who were referred to the parasitology laboratory of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad during 15 years (April 1995 to April 2010). All patients' data were collected from the questionnaires and then analyzed statistically. From 1814 suspected patients to be suffering from ectoparasites, 375 patients ...

The prevalence of nosocomial infections in critical care units is high. Nosocomial infections are of serious hospital problems. In addition, they are impose heavy costs on hospitals, causing increased hospitalization time, increased morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to determine the epidemiological status of nosocomial infections in hospital ICU Imam Reza, Urmia, Iran. This study...

BACKGROUND Enterococci are important pathogens in nosocomial infections. Various types of antibiotics, such as aminoglycosides, are used for treatment of these infections. Enterococci can acquire resistant traits, which can lead to therapeutic problems with aminoglycosides. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to identify the prevalence of, and to compare, the aac(6')-aph(2") and aph(3)-IIIa ge...

BACKGROUND Positive thinking which is derived from an optimistic view toward the universe and plays an important role in the incidence of better and a more targeted behavior among human beings. It can improve spiritual health in the individuals through increased communication with God and thanksgiving and accelerate the healing process. Accordingly, we aimed to evaluate the effect of positive t...

Objective: Trauma is a disease of modern societies and one of the reasons for the deaths of all ages in those societies. It is estimated that each year about 8.5 million people worldwide lose their lives as a result of trauma. Among the types of injuri...

This article examines the history of a small Greek church on island Corfu and attempts to explain how it grew into an important pilgrimage shrine for Latin pilgrims travelling Jerusalem. It also reviews legends, miracle stories devotional practices that developed around site discusses these within context pilgrims’ experience during their voyage Holy Land. The argues in fourteenth fifteenth cen...