Background and Objective: Tracheal intubation can result in trauma and nerve damage which may also account for postoperative throat symptoms such as hoarseness and dysphagia. The effects of beclomethasone inhaler and intravenous lidocaine in prevention of the above symptoms were documented in previous studies. The aim of the present study is comparison of the effects of beclomethasone inhaler w...

Staphyloccus aureus is one of the most important causes of nosocomial infections. In order to investigate the S. sureus colonization rate, 378 samples were taken from the nose and. throat of staffs of 4 university hospitals in Kerman.The control group consists of the same number of people with similar age and sex distribution. Seventy three hospitalized paients were also tested in this respect....