in this study demographic, clinical, paraclinical, microbiological, and therapeutic features of patients with community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis admitted to a referral center for infectious diseases in iran, have been evaluated. medical records of adult (> 18 years) individuals with confirmed diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis during a 4-year period were retrospecti...

based on experiments showing immunomodulatory effects of garlic (allium sativum l.), we sought to see whether allium hirtifolim boiss., belonging to the same genus of garlic, has any effect on immune responses. hydroalcoholic extract and polyphenolic fraction of a. hirtifolium bulbs were prepared. allicin (diallyl thiosulfinate), a biologically active component, was identified in plant bulbs by...

background and objectives: incidence of hospital-acquired diarrhea has increased rapidly and burn patients are at high risk of getting it. infection with c. difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic associated diarrhea. the aim of this study was to determine the baseline characteristics and clinical presentation of hospital-acquired diarrhea and compare c. difficile and non- c. difficile...

background: the emerge of rapid and accurate detection of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) has been highlighted. objectives: the current study evaluated the prevalence of mec-a gene in biological specimens of various medical wards, in order to determine any possible relationship. patients and methods: using traditional culture methods, 250 isolates were detected. the prevalence...

introduction: antibiotic resistance among bacteria in particular those producing extended spectrum beta lactamases (es- bls) has a very significant role in hospital acquired infections. some of the gram negative bacilli including klebsiella pneu- monia and escherichia coli are known to be esbl producers which cause uncontrollable infections because they are also often resistant to other antimic...

background and objectives: bacterial bloodstream infections (bsis) and surgical site infections (ssis) are among the most common nosocomial infections with high mortality and morbidity. we aimed to evaluate the frequency of various species among bsis and ssis at tehran heart center, tehran, iran. methods: patients with localized or systemic infections that became evident 48 hours or more after ...