nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among icu personnel working at zahedan university, southeastern iran

Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among ICU personnel working at Zahedan University, southeastern Iran

Background: Varicocele is associated with impaired spermatogenesis. It may also be associated with the patients' weight. We aimed to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the frequency and grade of varicocele among a sample of Iranian men in southeast Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during 2010 and 2011 among 167 men who referred to the University ...

Background: Mitomycin C (MMC) is used to prevent corneal opacity after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). This study sought determine the effect of MMC on tear film function PRK in eyes with mild-to-moderate myopia.Methods: prospective, contralateral eye comparison was conducted 30 15 patients low-to-moderate myopia referred Alzahra Eye Hospital, Zahedan, Iran. The control group underwent a bal...

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in pre-microRNA (miRNA) may alter miRNA expression levels or processing and contribute to susceptibility in a wide range of diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate the possible association between rs2910164 and rs3746444 of the pre-miRNA (hsamir-146a and hsa-mir-499) polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an Iranian population. Thi...

Background: Failure to thrive (FTT) is defined as delaying or stopping a child’s growth and mightlead more serious complications, such reduced learning ability, mental physical disability, mortality. Objectives: The present study aimed assess the prevalence of retardation in children under 5 years age its risk factors. Methods: This cross-sectional was conducted on all 2038 admitted Ali Ebne Ab...

Background: The family-centered empowerment model seems to be effective in empowering the patient and engaging family members identifying patient’s care needs cooperating with control diabetes its complications. Objectives: present study aimed evaluate effect of on functioning children type 1 diabetes. Methods: This quasi-experimental was conducted 80 primary caregivers admitted clinic Hazrat A...