PURPOSE The present study was designed to evaluate the occurrence of Legionella contamination in the tap water of Tabriz hospitals, Azerbaijan, Iran. METHODS One hundred and forty water samples from diverse water supply systems of 17 hospitals were collected and analyzed for the presence of Legionella spp. by PCR assay. RESULTS In this study, 10 of 140 (7.1%) samples were positive for Legio...

Intralipid as a first safe fat emulsion for human use has been shown to be cardio protective in some recent studies. This is a brief review with the main focus on recent studies about intralipids and their role in the heart protection. Intralipids as a source of calories have been applied for several years to cure patients. However, there are rare reports in the case of rescuing effect in many ...

staff burnout in tabriz hospitals: the role of behavior types and coping strategies   badri gargari r [1] *, lotfinia h [2] , mohamadnajad r [3]    received : 16 march , 2011 accepted: 10june , 2011   abstract  background & aims: feeling burnout leads to reduced productivity in organizations and has physical and mental signs such as overreacting to minor hassles, reporting being overwhelmed, an...

the role of self-efficacy and factors of health belief model in dental patients’ brushing and flossing    badri gargari r [1] , salek hadadian n [2]    received : 29 des , 2010 accepted: 13 feb , 2011   abstract:  background & aims: the self-efficacy and the health belief model (hbm) were utilized to understand brushing and flossing self-care in tabriz private dental clinics.  materials & metho...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Staphylococcal food poisoning is a gastrointestinal disease, which is caused by consumption of contaminated food with enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus (SEs). Milk and its products are known sources of food borne diseases. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains in organic milk and cheese in Tabriz - Iran....

satisfaction with nursing care and related factors in hospitalized cancer patients in shahid ghazi hospital in tabriz     mogadasiyan s [1] , abdolahzadeh f [2] , rahmani a [3] ,nikanafar ar [4] , firoziyan aa [5] *     received: 5 may, 2013 accepted: 3 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : patient satisfaction with nursing services provided as an indicator of the quality of nursing car...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of bacteriuria in pregnant women referred to the medical centers of Tabriz, Iran, for prenatal care. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1100 healthy pregnant women who were referred to 50 medical centers in Tabriz for a regular prenatal care were evaluated for bacteriuria. RESULTS The frequency of asymptomatic bacteriuria was 6....