background: the clinical diagnosis of meningitis is crucial, particularly in children. the early diagnosis and empiric an­tibi­otic treatments have led to a reduction in morbidity and mortality rates. pcr and the enzymatic digestion of 16srdna frag­ment which is produced by universal primers led up fast and sensitive determination. the purpose of this study was to investi­gate a rapid method fo...

results patients between 35 and 44 years of age were most frequently affected (25.00%) by otitis externa (average age, 43.87 ± 18.08 years). moreover, women (54.31%) were more frequently affected than men (45.69%). upon direct investigation, gram-positive bacilli were the most commonly identified microorganisms (22.41%). furthermore, bacillus spp. and coagulase-negative staphylococci (22.41% an...

results in this study, high resistances were found to nalidixic acid (59.7%) and gentamicin (52.3%) but high susceptibilities were found to ciprofloxacin (59.3%) and ceftriaxone (36.3%). conclusions according to the results obtained in this study ciprofloxacin is an effective antibiotic in e. coli infections. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the resistance of escherichia coli a...

background and objective: bacterial meningitis is an important cause of mortality and long-term neural morbidity. immediate diagnosis and treatment are necessary in appropriate time. this study was designed in afzalipour hospital in kerman to evaluate meningitis causes, frequency and csf laboratory changes. patients and methods: in this retrograde descriptive study from september 2003 to septem...

background & objectives: nanotechnology is one of great important part of technology. nanoparticles can be used in different applications for industrial, medical, military and personal use. the objectives of this study were preparation of polystyrene/zno nanocomposite films via a simple method and investigation of antibacterial activity of them. methods: polystyrene /zno nanoparticle (ps/n...

meningococcal disease remains a significant global public health and is unique among causes of bacterial meningitis and sepsis where it not only causes sporadic disease but also outbreaks. meningococcal disease has a rapid onset with high mortality. the understanding of immunopathogenesis is crucial for development of novel therapeutic strategies and vaccines designed against meningococcal dise...

background: fillet is a popular part of chicken carcass which its high perishability is an economic problem. the present research was designed to study the microbial, chemical, and sensorial properties of chicken fillets coated by gelatin-carboxymethyl cellulose (cmc) film containing essential oil (eo) of bene (pistacia atlantica). methods: the chicken fillets were coated by gelatin-cmc film co...

introduction : hospital infections are one of the important reasons of mortality and incurred expenses. therefore, we must control these infections by identifying contamination sources. the aim of this study was the determination of bacterial pollution of corrugated anesthesia sets in surgical rooms. methods: this study was an analytic-description one performed in training hospitals of yazd cit...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is a common cause for diseases in infants. various studies have suggested that infants with uti benefit from a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to control groups. our experimental evidence showed if breastfed infants are infected with a uti, their response to treatment is faster and better. objectives: the aim of this study is to compare bacterial r...