conclusions the study showed that hais were more frequent in elderly population predominately with respect to vap and infections by gram-negative pathogens. overall mortally was greater in the elderly group although the odds ratio for death was higher in younger patients and increased with every hai diagnosed. patients and methods retrospective analysis of all hospital-acquired infections (hais...

the incidence of candidemia due to the uncommon non-albicans candida species appears to be increasing, and certain species such as candida (c.) membranaefaciens have been reported in some clinical researches. vascular catheters are considered the likely culprit for the sudden emergence of hospital-acquired candidemia. the identification of c. membranaefaciens can be problematic in clinical prac...

conclusions according to this study, pumice powder and slurry used in dental laboratories of hamadan are contaminated. therefore, the laboratory staff should be aware of the hazards posed by the presence of pathogens in dental laboratories. materials and methods forty specimens, including 20 pumice powders and 20 pumice slurries were collected from 10 randomly selected dental laboratories and i...

background nosocomial infections increase mortality rate in neonates. studies have attributed the use of h2 blockers as one of the various factors that increase the risk of nosocomial infections. objectives to define the relationship between nosocomial infection and ranitidine in very low birth weight (vlbw) infants admitted in the nicu of a tertiary care hospital. patients and methods all vlbw...

introduction: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is one of the most common hospital infections and a side effect of lengthy stay in intensive care unit (icu). considering the ever-changing pattern of common pathogens in infectious diseases and the raise in prevalence of hospital infections, the present study was designed aiming to determine the prevalence of vap and its bacterial causes. met...

Speaking from the perspective of a clinician and teacher, good medical ethics needs to make medicine better. Over the past 50 years medical ethics has helped shape the culture in medicine and medical practice for the better. However, recent healthcare scandals in the UK suggest more needs to be done to translate ethical reasoning into ethical practice. Focusing on clinical practice and individu...