Abstract Background and objectives: "The comb antibiotic sensitivity test" is a quick, reliable and cost effective method to determine the susceptibility of bacteria to different antibiotics. The purpose of this study is to design a plate that is easy and quick to use, and enable to be interpreted easily without the need for measurement of the margins with a ruler. Material and Method...

Background & Aims: Today, increasing resistance to antibiotics causes serious problems for treatment of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the role of AdeABC efflux pump in the Benzalkonium chloride and Chlorhexidine MIC value with efflux pump inhibitors (1-1-naphthylmethyl-piperazine and phenyl-arginine-β-naphthylamide) in the A.baumanii strains isolated from intensive care ...

gol-e-gohar iron ore mine of sirjan in southern part of iran is a large open pit that operates below the groundwater table and during mining operation, dewatering is required to prevent operation processes from flooding. current operation is going on by digging wells in or out of the pit and pumping to prevent flooding. as a result of the former dewatering operation a vast deep cone of depressi...

nowadays, air pollution is a global problem that has had significant growth by technology development, population growth andindustrial development. industrial development brought natural resources deterioration, more manufacturing products, and more environmental pollutants. if pollutant won’t be controlled, human-being and wildlife will face the critical risks. significant release and critical...