OBJECTIVE This observational study described the characterization of bacteria isolated from the lower respiratory tract of ventilated patients hospitalized in intensive care units. The demonstration of isolated microorganism resistance to antibiotics and a time-trend analysis of infection comparing a 48-month period were also other objectives. METHOD Semi-quantitative assays of 1254 samples t...

AIMS Aim of this study was to monitor the environment at the Transplant Unit-Hemato-Oncology Clinic, University Hospital Olomouc (Olomouc, Czech Republic) and identify risks for the patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Microorganisms were cultivated under standard aerobic conditions. Strains were biochemically identified using the BD Phoenix™ PID Panel (USA). Legionella pneumophila was identified by...

Background and Aims: The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of three medicinal plant extracts on fungi with three methods and to compare methods. Material and methods: This study examined the antifungal properties of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L), ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and Nafe Venus (Umbilicus intermedius boiss) extracts against fungi including, Aspergillus spp., Penicillium...

تأخیرهای طولانی در تکمیل واحدهای مسکونی، ناشی از عدم‌­تأمین منابع مالی کافی و به‌موقع یکی مشکلات سازندگان فرآیند تولید مسکن است؛ بنابراین پژوهش حاضر با توجه به چالش‌­هایی که مانع پیش‌فروش مؤثر مسکونی برای تأمین هستند، بر آن است تا ارائه مدلی اساس رویکرد پویایی­ سیستم، سیاست­‌های پیش‌­فروش را راستای مکفی به‌موقع، کاهش تأخیر تکمیل، هزینه فرصت ازدست‌رفته حصول توازن بین سود سازنده خریدار تعیین کند....

پیوند اعضا از ارکان مهم سیستم‌‌های سلامت است و به درمان بسیاری بیماری‌‌های صعب‌العلاج کمک شایانی کرده است. روزانه 7 تا 10 نفر بیماران نیازمند در ایران علت نرسیدن به‌موقع عضو پیوندی دنیا می‌­روند. با توجه بحرانی­‌بودن زنجیره برای سلامتی انسان، مدیریت برنامه‌ریزی این اهمیت فراوانی برخوردار انتقال بیمار یک بیمارستان محل تأثیر ثانیه‌‌ها بر کیفیت مورد­انتقال موفقیت پیوند، بسیار حائز پژوهش، مدلی ریاض...

The aims of this study were to detect the presence of impacted lower mandibular third molars (IW) and the medical complications among outpatients at Taif Uni. KSA, throughout (2012). The study was concerned with the determination of type of impaction, physical signs and predominant microorganisms. The examined complained students (No.=113) with age (18-26yrs.), were subjected for clinical, dent...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the type of microorganisms isolated from necrotic pulp tissues and from failed endodontic treatments in infected root canals. Methods: This study is based on an experiment conducted on 90 patients between November, 2002 and November, 2003 using a sampling. One hundred single root canals were microbiologically sampled from these patients by ...

OBJECTIVES Gastrointestinal tract infection is still one of the serious public health problems in many geographic areas and is endemic in most countries including Iran. Early detection of the gastrointestinal tract pathogens can be extremely important. The aim of the current study was to apply a shortened time-multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for rapid and simultaneous detection of Sal...

The quality of fruit targeted for human consumption is affected greatly by the methods used in processing. The objective of this study was to assess a method of treating cantaloupe melons to reduce the wound responses incurred by cutting while maintaining fruit quality. After being treated with an alternating magnetic field (AMF) at the strength of 2mT for 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 min, Cucumis m...