conclusions the results showed that some patients were probably contaminated with nonbacterial and nonparasitic agents. all the parasitic isolates were resistant to most antibiotics. therefore determination of microbial isolates and antibiotic susceptibility is necessary before treatment procedures. results of 2376 patients, 466 (19.6%) were contaminated with pathogenic bacteria or protozoa.the...

background: to find out different species of helminthes and blood/tissue pro-tozoan parasites of stray dogs and their potential role for transmission of zoonotic species to human in mashhad, khorasan razavi province, northeast iran, during 2008-2009. methods: totally, 100 stray dogs were selected among mashhad municipal collec-tion from different sites of the city. internal organs were examined...