aims: nowadays nosocomial infection control is one of the important management issues in neonatal intensive care unit that in this context, the nicu’s physical structure can improve infection control processes or interfere it. the aim of the present study is assessing physical environment of neonatal intensive care unit from the perspective of nosocomial infection control indicators. methods: t...

atopic dermatitis (ad) is one of the most common infantile diseases. immunological dysfunctions in ad patients may predispose them to infections. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between infantile ad and urinary tract infection (uti). in this cross sectional study, we enrolled 57 patients with ad aged 1 to 24 months that referred to dermatology clinic, and 57 healthy contr...

background and objective: urinary tract infections (utis) are the most common infections in renal transplant recipients and are considered a potential cause of bacteremia, sepsis, and affects graft outcomes. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of uti among renal transplant recipients and investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative agents. materials...

introduction : hospital infections are one of the important reasons of mortality and incurred expenses. therefore, we must control these infections by identifying contamination sources. the aim of this study was the determination of bacterial pollution of corrugated anesthesia sets in surgical rooms. methods: this study was an analytic-description one performed in training hospitals of yazd cit...

extra-intestinal pathogenic escherichia coli (expec) strains are divided into uropathogenic e. coli (upec), strains causing neonatal meningitis and septicaemic e. coli. the most common pathotype of expec is found among patients with urinary tract infection (uti), defined as upec. these bacteria are responsible for >90% of cases of uti and are often found amongst the faecal flora of the same hos...

abstract background: experience with vesicoureteral reflux (vur) differs in different centers and there are plenty of controversies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of primary vur complications and the rate of recurrence of uti. methods: the medical charts of all infants and children with primary vur who were followed up by two nephrologists were reviewed. during 19 years (198...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is a common cause for diseases in infants. various studies have suggested that infants with uti benefit from a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to control groups. our experimental evidence showed if breastfed infants are infected with a uti, their response to treatment is faster and better. objectives: the aim of this study is to compare bacterial r...

introduction: herpes zoster infection (hzi) is a viral disease with painful skin rashes and blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a strip. osteonecrosis with spontaneous exfoliation of teeth in association with hzi of the mandibular nerve is a rare phenomenon. in this report, such an unusual complication of hzi is presented.   case report: the clinical course of a 53-year...

introduction: chronic otitis media (com), a persistent and durable inflammation and infection of the middle ear, is a common disorder. alterations in the contralateral ear in sufferers have been observed in recent years. because only a few studies have been reported in this area, we performed this study in order to assess alterations in the contralateral ear of patients with com.   materials an...