Shervin Shokouhi
Department of Infectious Diseases, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Effect of vitamin D supplementation on procalcitonin as prognostic biomarker in patients with ventilator associated pneumonia complicated with vitamin D deficiency
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious problem that develops after more than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation. Improving the activity of immune system with vitamin D, and its consequent impact on prognostic biomarkers of VAP was studied in the current study. A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial was designed. A total of 46 patients with VAP, who w...
[ 2 ] - Effect of vitamin D supplementation on procalcitonin as prognostic biomarker in patients with ventilator associated pneumonia complicated with vitamin D deficiency
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious problem that develops after more than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation. Improving the activity of immune system with vitamin D, and its consequent impact on prognostic biomarkers of VAP was studied in the current study. A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial was designed. A total of 46 patients with VAP, who w...
[ 3 ] - بررسی الگوی مقاومت آنتی بیوتیکی استافیلوکوکوس اورئوس مقاوم به متی سیلین اکتسابی از بیمارستان
عفونت های بیمارستانی یکی از عوارض بستری در بیمارستان بوده و استافیلوکوکوس اورئوس یکی از میکروارگانیسم های مهم مولد عفونت بیمارستانی می باشد. تجویز نامناسب آنتی بیوتیک در ایجاد استافیلوکوکوس اورئوس مقاوم نقش دارد. قسمت قدام بینی محل اصلی کلونیزه شدن این باکتری است گرچه در نواحی دیگری نظیر پوست ناحیه آسیب دیده و زیربغل، واژن، پرینه و مخاط نازو فارنکس نیز کلونیره می شود. 50-25% افراد سالم با این...
[ 4 ] - Comparison of serum PCR assay and histopathology for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients with sinus involvement
Background and Purpose: Invasive fungal infections cause morbidity and mortality in patients with hematologic malignancies and immunosuppression. Although these infections are commonly caused by Candida and Aspergillus species, infections caused by Mucoralean fungi are also on a growing trend. The definitive diagnosis of mucormycosis includes visualization of non-septate hyphae on patholog...