Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) in partnership with Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) UK organized a two day Second International Congress on Publication Ethics at Shiraz from December 4-5th 2014. It was held in collaboration with Iranian Medical Journals Commission, Iranian Society of Medical Editors and National Committee for Ethics in Medical Research Dr. Behrooz Astaneh Ch...

OBJECTIVE To explain an important aspect of violence, the spatiotemporal pattern of trauma in victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, Shiraz, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional prospective study comprised 109 randomly selected victims of violence visited in emergency room of Rajaei hospital, a tertiary referral hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Scie...

Liver diseases in children and adolescents are a significant arising public health issue should be surveyed from different dimensions (clinical para-clinical, psychological, socio-economic) diverse populations. Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz, Iran is the only center for pediatric liver transplantation its pre-operative evaluations. This provides unique valuable situation studying this vulnera...

The presence of Salmonella was detected in 192 samples of poultry carcasses from poultry farms in Shiraz province (Iran). A total of 30 Salmonella isolates were found in chicken samples (15.6%), by conventional culturing and confirmed by PCR and serology methods. Strains of serogroup D1 were the most prevalent strains, followed by serogroups C1, B and C2. All strains were subjected to Salmonell...

Advancements in Case Studies Septic Shock and Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Secondary to Covid-19 Pediatric: A Report Shirin Sarejloo1*, Mohammad Reza Hatamnejad2 Arzhang Naseri2 1Medical doctor cardiologist, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran 2Medical doctor, Member university medical science, *Corresponding author: Sarejloo, Submission:July 11, 202...

A fast and simple modified QuEChERS extraction method was developed for determination of Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in 137 traditional (Sangak), semi-industrial (Sangak) and industrial bread samples using spiked calibration curves by GC/MS. Sample preparation includes extraction of BaP into acetone followed by cleanup with dispersive solid phase extraction. The limit of detection and limit of quantif...

We consider the quasilocal thermodynamics of rotating black holes in asymptotically flat and asymptotically anti de Sitter spacetimes. Using the minimal number of intrinsic boundary counterterms inspired by the AdS/CFT correspondence, we find that we are able to carry out an analysis of the thermodynamics of these black holes for virtually all possible values of the rotation parameter and cosmo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of opioid abuse in a sample of male population in Shiraz, Iran. METHODS A representative sample of 1219 subjects (aged 16 years or older) who were referred for urine opioid screen (UOS) as a mandatory test before marriage in Shiraz in 2005 were enrolled in this study. RESULTS Mean age of the participants was 26.17 years (SD=6.12), ranging from 16 to 75 yea...

BACKGROUND Liver transplantation (LT) is the standard treatment of end-stage liver diseases (ESLD). Invasive fungal infection is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality after transplantation. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of late-onset (after 6 months of LT) Candida infection in recipients. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate 50 pediatric patients a...

BACKGROUND Neurovascular surgery has been practiced in Shiraz, the main referral center of the Southern Iran, for over 30 years; however, the trend has accelerated tremendously in recent years following subspecialization of neurovascular surgery in Shiraz, Department of Neurosurgery. Over 100 patients are operated each year, and nearly all are addressed during the first 72 hours after presentat...