introduction: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is one of the most popular nosocomial infections in the intensive care units and the nurse’s role in preventing it is very important. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of face to face training and work- shop clinical guidelines in prevention of vap. methods: in this experimental randomized clinical trial, the knowl...

background and objective: vitamin d (vit d) has an important role as immunoregulator. its deficiency is deemed as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. in this study the serum vit d levels of healthy and with pneumonia children were compared. methods: in this prospective case control study, 31 hospitalized children due to pneumonia and 40 healthy children both aged between 6 and 60 mo...

background and objective: vitamin d (vit.d) has an important role as immunoregulator. its deficiency is suggested as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. in this study the serum vit.d level in pneumonia and healthy children will be compared. methods: this study is a prospective case control study and contains 31 children between 6 and 60 months old hospitalized because of pneumonia a...

background sinusitis is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases among those who visit doctor, which requires antibiotic intervention. the most common types of bacteria causing this disease are streptococcus pneumonia, streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeroginosa. nonetheless due to dangerous side effects of chemical drugs on body and increased drug resistance o...

organizing lobar pneumonia is a rare form of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.  herein, we report a rare case of organizing pneumonia involving lung, mediastinum and esophagus.  a 16-year-old girl was referred to our center with clinical signs and symptoms of dysphagia and weight loss.  the main abnormal radiologic and endoscopic findings were stricture of the lower third of esopha...

conclusions cap/hap remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. bacterial resistance is increasing and adds to the difficulty in treating these patients. newer drugs are available but should be used judiciously and in the right setting. context the incidence and prevalence of both community and hospital acquired pneumonia has remained relatively constant over the ...

background: herpes virus group can persist in the latent form in the body, pneumocystis jerovecii, on the other hand, is a fungus which is ubiquitous in the respiratory tract of mammals, with 90% of adult human beings possessing antibodies to this organism. concomitant presence of different microorganisms, may result in one microorganism altering the activity of another. objectives: to determin...

conclusions the emergence of streptococcus pneumoniae strains with multiple resistance needs permanent monitoring of antibiotic susceptibility patterns of clinical isolates. we have found that ceftazidime is not a suitable drug for choosing the treatment of pneumococcal infections. results the study showed that three strains (6%) and six strains (12%) indicated intermediate resistance and compl...