we report a catalase-negative staphylococcus aureus isolated from a 56-year-old male diabetic patient with foot ulcer who attended our surgery ward. species identification was confirmed by gram staining, standard biochemical tests and pcr amplification of the nuc and fem genes. antibiotic susceptibility showed that the strain was sensitive to imepenem, chloramphenicol, amoxicillin, vancomycin a...

background osteoporosis and chronic kidney disease are common conditions in older adults, and often occur concurrently. bone disease is caused by increased bone turnover accompanying secondary hyperparathyroidism, and by factors such as bone metabolic disorder accompanying kidney disease and postmenopausal or age-related osteoporosis, even in hemodialysis patients. raloxifene is commonly used f...

background: helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common chronic bacterial infections. there is challenge on the real rate of prevalence of h. pylori in diabetic patients. this study was done to assess the prevalence of h. pylori infection in children suffering from type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. methods: in this case-control study, 80 diabetic patients (as the target gr...

infratemporal space infection is a rare but serious sequel of odontogenic infection. the diagnosis is difficult due to non specific signs and symptoms. diabetes mellitus as a definitive risk factor for odontogenic infections needs more consideration during clinical procedures. we report a case of an undiagnosed diabetic patient with isolated infratemporal space infection after tooth extraction ...

introduction: diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of blindness and a fundamental cause of disability in diabetic patients in the world. investigation about the quality of life in these patients can help plan for taking nursing measures to prevent or control the disease and improve patients’ quality of life. objective: this study aimed to determine the quality of life in patients with diabetic...

conclusions parental functioning and wellbeing are important aspects of a family adaptation to chronic pediatric conditions. moreover, psychological interventions were recommended to patients. results the abbreviation (gsi) score in leukemic children’s mothers was higher than t1dm children’s mothers and both groups had higher gsi compared with the control group. background parents’ psychologica...

objective: to evaluate the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) and its risk factors in tehran. materials and methods: from march 2002 to october 2004, screening for gdm was performed on 1804 women in tehran. all pregnant women were referred for a 50 g oral glucose challenge test (ogct) between 24th and 28th week of gestation. all subjects with an abnormal gct (blood glucose level ...

background: the role of attenuation in antioxidant capacity or expansion of pro-oxidant/oxidant is well known for the development of stress oxidative. the aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma antioxidant capacity along with uric acid in patients with diabetic nephropathy (dn+) and without diabetic nephropathy (dn-). materials and methods: the research population included 88 patients wit...

background diabetes mellitus is assumed to be a strong risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (cvd) and is frequently associated with other cvd risk factors. objectives the aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of different patterns of dyslipidemia in individuals with diabetes compared with non-diabetic subjects and evaluate other accompanied cvd risk factors between the two groups....

objective: diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorders with severe impact on quality of life. reducing serum glucose levels and normalization of serum lipid is of great clinical importance for treating diabetes. to our knowledge, there are not any evidences about the anti-diabetic action of capparis spinosa root. in the present study the effects of the c. spinosa root extract on di...