background: acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen which causes complications in hospitalized patients, especially those in icu. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of class 1 and 2 integrons in multi-drug resistance a. baumannii and to investigate the association between the presence of integrons and antibiotic resistance patterns. methods: a total of 4...

background and objectives : salmonella is one of the leading causes of food-borne diseases. increasing occurrence of antimicrobial resistance, especially multidrug-resistance, in salmonella serovars is a major public health problem worldwide. this study was carried out to detect class i integrons and antibiotic resistance profiles in clinical isolates of salmonella serovars collected from seven...

background: infection with non-typhoid salmonella (nts) is one of the most important health problems all over the world. antimicrobial drug resistance is increasing among salmonella infantis species. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of presence of class 1 integrons in s. infantis species as well as its association with drug resistance. materials and methods: th...

background and objectives: klebsiella species are of the most common bacteria involved in nosocomial and urinary tract infections. genetic elements such as class 1 integrons have an important role in the resistance development. in this study, the share of class 1 integrons, the genetic characterization of the integron cassettes and pfge profiles of the clinical klebsiella isolates are evaluated...

background and objectives: pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important causative agents of nosocomial infections especially in icu and burn units. p. aeruginosa infections are normally difficult to eradicate due to acquired resistance to many antibiotics. recent appearance of carbapenem resistant p. aeruginosa isolates is considered a major healthcare problem. the present study was cond...

statement of problem: assessment of mandibular size and position is essential when planning a treatment strategy for patients with class ii malocclusion. purpose: this study was carried out to evaluate the mandibular size and position of 8-13 year-old children with class ii division 1 malocclusion whom were referred to the faculty of dentistry, shiraz university of medical sciences, iran. mater...