determination of the frequency of bacteria isolated from blood culture and the pattern of their antibiotic sensitivity is epidemiologically of great importance and can help choosing primary antimicrobial treatment. the aim of the current study was to determine the most common bacterial factors of blood infection and their antibiotic sensitivity in a one year period from october 2010 till the en...

backgrond burn wound infections carry considerable mortality and morbidity amongst burn injury victims who have been successfully rescued through the initial resuscitation. this study assessed the prevalent microrganisms causing burn wound infections among hospitalized patients their susceptibility pattern to commonly used antibiotics and the frequency of infections with respect to the duration...

objective: shigellosis is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diarrhea in developing countries. it is essential to assess the antibiotic resistance patterns of these bacteria. ipah gene is one of the virulence factors which can be used for detection of shigella spp. materials and methods: total of 100 isolates of shigella were collected from different prov...

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meningitis is one of the most important causes of infant mortality and its early and proper diagnosis is of great importance, but there are currently no laboratory facilities optimized and fast in detection of meningitis pathogens. the current standard of bacterial meningitis diagnosis is microscopic examination and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) culture. this research aimed at isolating the most co...

this study was undertaken to determine the antibiotic sensitivity of 686 strains of hemolytic streptococci isolated at the school of public health, divi­sion of streptococcal studies, to five antibiotics in vitro. all of the strains were sensitive to penicillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and ampicillin. 27 (4%) of the strains, were resistant to tetracyclin. the clinical implications of this...

background and aims. although wearing a white coat is an accepted part of medical and dental practice, it is a potential source of cross-infection. the objective of this study was to determine the level and type of microbial contamination present on the white coats of dental interns, graduate students and faculty in a dental clinic. materials and methods. questionnaire and cross-sectional surve...

with using antibiotic in societies which usage of this kind of the drug without any limitation cause appear resistance against antibiotics.this survey consider to use the extract and essence of the cinnamon (which have a so many rate of planting in iran) and also survey on extract on bacteria whose cause urinary tract infections, and compare this with common antibiotics. this study was experime...