Ali Baradaran Moghaddam
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Sensitivity to nitazoxanide among metronidazole resistant Helicobacter pylori strains in patients with gastritis
Background: In this study, the efficacy of nitazoxanide in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori isolates, which were resistant to metronidazole, was examined. Methods: One hundred twenty two patients who underwent endoscopy examinations at Kasra and Laleh hospitals in Tehran from November 2014 to July 2015 were enrolled. Helicobacter pylori strains were isolated from the patients&rsqu...
[ 2 ] - Relationship between esophageal clinical symptoms and manometry findings in patients with esophageal motility disorders: a cross-sectional study
Background: Manometry is the gold-standard diagnostic test for motility disorders in the esophagus. The development of high-resolution manometry catheters and software displays of manometry recordings in color-coded pressure plots have changed the diagnostic assessment of esophageal disease. The diagnostic value of particular esophageal clinical symptoms among patients suspected of esophageal m...