Background. Cancers are showing a rising trend in developing countries. In Iran, cancer is the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. The cost diagnosis treatment places heavy financial burden on health systems, requiring accurate assessments evaluations. Therefore, this study aimed to determine direct medical expenses patients undergoing surgery Ahvaz, teachi...

background listeria monocytogenes has been isolated from various foods and environments in temperate areas, tropical countries and different parts of iran. the bacterium as a psychrotrophic organism is capable of growth at refrigeration temperatures. objective the current study was conducted to determine the incidence of listeria spp. on the surfaces of domestic refrigerators in ahvaz city as a...

background: ovine anaplasmosis and theileriosis are important tick-borne diseases of sheep and goats which are distributed in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. objectives: this study was performed to assess hematological status in sheep naturally infected with anaplasma and theileria spp. to clarify the pathogenic aspects of various species involved in ovine anaplasmosis and thei...

in order to investigate the prevalence of mannheimia haemolytica infection in cattle, nasal andnasopharyngeal swabs and blood samples were obtained from 250 cattle after slaughter at ahvaz(southwestern iran) abattoir. nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs were cultured on blood agar and incubated at37°c for 24-48 h. the suspected bacterial cultures were processed for isolation of m. haemolytica follow...

conclusions in this study, nosocomial infections had a lower frequency in comparison with the national rates. according to researches, hospitals have been able to reduce nosocomial infections by establishing strategies and getting the risks under control. results the results of the present study showed that the incidence of nosocomial infections was low (i.e., < 2%). the incidence rates of noso...