Development of antibiotic resistance in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is a worldwide problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) by carbapenems restriction on gram-negative antimicrobial resistance in ICU. The study was designed in a 21 bedded general ICU of a teaching hospital with two wings (one and two) in Tehran, Iran. Carbapenem pr...

Development of antibiotic resistance in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is a worldwide problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) by carbapenems restriction on gram-negative antimicrobial resistance in ICU. The study was designed in a 21 bedded general ICU of a teaching hospital with two wings (one and two) in Tehran, Iran. Carbapenem pr...

introduction:   the resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotics has now raised an issue worldwide. as the e.coli is the most common cause of urinary tract and nosocomial infections, the present study was designed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of e.coli in the urine culture of patients admitted to imam reza hospital in kermanshah. material and methods: for this descriptive s...

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact low-frequency electromagnetic fields (LF-EMFs = 0.5 MHz) on phenotypic and genotypic levels concerning antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) genes, resistance mechanisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). In study, bacterial isolates were exposed MHz then inoculated a new medium for assessment their sensitivity. results showe...

background & aim: salvia officinalis is known as a traditional medicine for several diseases in countries like lebanon, syria, jordan, etc. in addition, s. officinalis has been subjected to several studies in a try to specify its medicinal effects. this study aims to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of this plant. the aim of the present research was to study antibacterial effects of s. o...

Purpose: To analyze the results of urine cultures and antimicrobial sensitivity tests according to the voiding methods in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) over a 15-year period. Materials and Methods: A total of 1,579 urine culture samples, obtained from January 2000 to December 2014, for 73 SCI patients were analyzed according to the voiding method. We analyzed the following: positive ur...

PURPOSE We studied the results of urine cultures and antimicrobial sensitivity tests according to the voiding method used by spinal cord injury (SCI) patients over a recent 10-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 1,236 urine samples and their antimicrobial sensitivity tests for 112 patients who had used only one voiding method between January 2000 and December 2009. ...

objective the standard of hygiene in daily life and hospitals can be increased by the use of new antimicrobial fibers, which diminish the danger of pathogenic bacteria. in this study, the antimicrobial effect of special fibers on some staphylococcus isolates was investigated. materials and methods the antimicrobial effect of special type of fibers produced in isfahan poly acryl plant on three s...