community-acquired pneumonia and brucellosis are of the main agents causing mortality in the world. the most important limitations for the identification of these agents include their high resistance against environmental conditions, impossibility of rapid and on time diagnosis, low level of infective dose, and lack of existence of vaccine against many types of them. hence, on time action and d...

Two new resveratrol trimer derivatives, named rheumlhasol A (1) and rheumlhasol B (2) were isolated from the methanolic extract of roots of Rheum lhasaense A. J. Li et P. K. Hsiao together with four known resveratrol dimer derivatives, including maximol A (3), gnetin C (4), ε-viniferin (5), and pallidol (6). The structures were determined by combined spectroscopic methods and by comparison of t...

onychomycosis is a nail disorder associated with aesthetic problems, discomfort, physical injury and loss of dexterity. the purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the causative fungi of onychomycosis in 2402 patients in kermanshah province, western iran in 1994 to 2010.mycologic assessment was carried out by standard methods including either microscopic or cultural procedures....

Demodex spp. was investigated in the 258 university students that participated in the study aimed to investigate Demodex spp. prevalence among university students in Elazig with the methods of cellophane band and standard superficial skin biopsy (SSSB). Of the students, 26 (10.07%) were established as Demodex spp. positive. Demodex spp. prevalence was observed as high among advanced age groups;...