background urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most common bacterial diseasesworldwidethat can be presented asymptomatic or symptomatic, characterized by a wide range of symptoms from mild irritative voiding to bacteremia, sepsis, or even death. in latter decades, widespread utilization of antibiotics has resulted in increased incidence of antibiotic resistance among urinary tract patho...

conclusions the excellent antimicrobial activities of the tested eos might be due to their major phenolic or alcoholic monoterpenes with known antimicrobial activities. hence, these eos can be possibly used as an antimicrobial agent in treatment and control of oral pathogens. results the tested eos inhibited the growth of examined oral pathogens at concentrations of 0.015-16 µl/ml. among the ex...

background: intensified strategy includes special attention to the symptoms such as cough (more than two weeks), fever (more than three weeks), night sweats (more than three weeks), and weight loss (more than 3 kg per month). if any of the above symptoms was positive, in suspected individuals for tb, more assessment should be done. the aim of this study was to compare between intensified and ro...

conclusions this study describes robust information on the distribution of hpv genotypes among iranian women with and without cervical lesions. the present data may be of importance for designing future public health strategies, including hpv vaccination programs. results in total, hpv infection was detected in 45.4% of the cases. the most common high-risk hpv (hr-hpv) genotype was hpv-16 (32.8...

background: increased incidence and severity of acute lower respiratory tract infection (alri) are variably associated with malnutrition. objectives: we aimed to examine the prevalence of malnutrition in under-five year old hospitalized children with alri. patients and methods: children aged from 6 to 60 months, mostly from a low socioeconomic population, admitted with alri, were enrolled prosp...

conclusions as available data on the effect of pacifier use is conflicting, and continuation of breast feeding till 6 months of age is crucial for optimal health outcomes in infants, it is prudent to avoid pacifier use totally or at least till breast feeding is established. results rates of breastfeeding at 6 months were reported to vary from 3% to 95% and ebf from less than 1% to 33% in differ...

non typhoidal salmonellae spp. causes clinical symptoms especially in neonates, infants, aged and immunocompromised patients. hematogenous dissemination may occur in complicated cases whereas the formation of abscess is rare. a 61-year old woman presented to our hospital with pain and a mass in her left arm, without fever and leukocytosis. she was using methotrexate, corticosteroids and quinine...

abstract background: acute respiratory infections (ari) are the main cause for antibiotic (ab) use in all age groups specially the first two years of life. the local information about the pattern of ab prescription in ari is a necessary part for any program which aims logical use of ab. the current study was designed to find the frequency and types of ab administration for ari in young children...

background urinary tract infections (utis) are among the most commonly bacterial infections in clinical practice.almost half of all women experience at least one urinary tract infection in their lifetime. this study compared efficacy and safety of 3-day and 7-day ciprofloxacin regimen for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women. patients and methods a total of 76 patient...