conclusions although very rare, mdr miliary tb can be seen in immunocompetent subjects. we, thereby, emphasize that early recognition and initiation of treatment are associated with a significant improvement in outcomes. tuberculosis remains a serious worldwide health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. case presentation our case was a young female patient with in vitro fertil...

conclusions in the present study, we found a high prevalence of mrsa at the hospitals studied. the findings emphasized the increased prevalence of mrsa isolates containing different toxin and adhesion genes, probably accompanied by antimicrobial resistance. infection with such isolates worsens the clinical outcomes as well as the morbidity and mortality rates in hospitalized patients in icus. m...

results two- to four-fold decrease in minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) and two-fold increase in accumulation were observed for etbr in the presence of cccp for 67% (8) of 12 mdr strains. with cccp, two- to four-fold decrease in mic and 1.4- to 1.8-fold increase in the accumulation of β-lactames, tet, cip and mtz were obtained for 42% (5) of the mdr strains. six, five and three of the 12 m...

conclusions the β-lactamase disk test is appropriately sensitive to detect esbls in mdr isolates of e. coli. background most urinary tract infections (utis) are caused by escherichia coli (e. coli) species. due to infections outbreaks of e. coli strains with multiple mechanisms of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics, the sensitivity of confirmatory tests to detect the extended spectrum β-lactama...

nosocomial infections of multidrug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa (mdrpa) are a growing concern in hospitalized patients in burn centers. the aim of this study was to investigate the flagellin profiling and antibiotic susceptibility of p. aeruginosa isolated from burn wound infections. during 8 month study, 73 clinically p. aeruginosa isolates collected from patients hospitalized in burn ward...

background: tuberculosis (tb) is a major worldwide public health problem. the incidence of tuberculosis has decreased in iran in recent years. however, despite this dramatic decline, tuberculosis is still considered to be a major health problem in iran. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological situation and main characteristics of tuberculosis in iran. patients a...

Introduction: Greatly increased use of antifungal therapies has resulted in the development of multidrug resistant. The phenolic compound carvacrol have been reported to have anti-Candida activity. This work is an attempt to examine effect of carvacrol on ergosterol synthesis against multidrug resistant Candida albicans. Methods: This cross-sectional study has been conducted on 30 immune-compr...

background and objectives: strains of shigella spp. can cause shigellosis, or bacillary dysentery.that is a public health problem worldwide. the aim of this study was to describe the population structure and genetic relatedness of multidrug resistant s. sonnei and s. flexneri isolated during a one year period from children with diarrhea in tehran, iran. materials and methods: a total of 70 shig...