introduction : staphylococcus aureus colonization has been recognized as one of the most important risk factors for subsequent infections with this microorganism. in this study, we intended to identify all patients who were mrsa-positive upon admission and compare the prevalence of mrsa colonization on different days of study admitted in imam reza hospital in mashhad, iran. methods : this cross...

abstract: gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (gtn) is among rare human tumors which can be observed with widespread metastasis. two young patients with emergent neurologic symptoms with no gynecological problems are presented in this report. gtn was later diagnosed in both cases with brain metastasis. the first case: a 22 years old patient, admitted to the infectious disease ward, with probable...

  Abstract: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm (GTN) is among rare human tumors which can be observed with widespread metastasis. Two young patients with emergent neurologic symptoms with no gynecological problems are presented in this report. GTN was later diagnosed in both cases with brain metastasis. The first case: A 22 years old patient, admitted to the infectious disease ward, with probab...

Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an enigmatic, benign and self-limited syndrome characterized by regional lymphadenopathy with tenderness, usually accompanied by mild fever and night sweats. Patient: A 17 years old girl admitted in infectious diseases ward with chief complaint of fever and cervical lymphadenopathy since one week ago. Her problems started with fever and pharyngitis....

Purpose. Effectiveness of nonpharmacological multicomponent prevention delivered by trained volunteers (medical and psychology students), targeted at delirium risk factors in geriatric inpatients, was assessed at an internal medicine ward in Poland. Patients and Methods. Participants were recruited to intervention and control groups at the internal medicine ward (inclusion criteria: age ≥ 75, a...