background: the correlation of metabolic syndrome and migraine headache was evaluated in some previous studies. however there is no study that compared the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the patients with and without migraine. control of coincidental factors such as metabolic syndrome reduces therapeutic resistance in migrainous patients. the aim of this study was to compare prevalence of ...

results amongst 938 stool samples, 36 were shigella spp. s. sonnei (61.1%, n = 22), which was the most common, followed by s. flexneri (27.8%, n = 10), s. boydii (8.3%, n = 3), and s. dysenteriae (2.8%, n = 1). furthermore, most shigella isolates showed resistance to amoxicillin (83.3%), tetracycline (61.1%), and co-trimoxazole (83.3%). no resistance was found against ciprofloxacin and imipenem...

background evidence indicates that insulin resistance results in poor sustained viral response (svr) in patients with chronic hepatitis c (chc). metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent which improves insulin resistance. methods we sought to determine if the addition of metformin to the treatment regimen could improve svr in treatment-naive chc patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-con...

background : insecticide resistance is one of the serious problems for german cockroach control program. this study was conducted to determine the bendiocarb and carbaryl resistance mechanisms in german cockroaches using the piperonyl butoxide (pbo). methods : bioassay tests were conducted with 4 to 6 different concentrations of both insecticides with four replicates of 10 susceptible strain co...

acinetobacter lwoffii, an important nosocomial pathogen, is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is a component of the normal flora on the skin, oropharynx, and perineum of about 20-25% of healthy individuals. we herein present a case of a 66-year-old man with combined mitral and aortic valve endocarditis associated with multi-drug resistance acinetobacter lowffii bacteremia.

yersinia enterocolitica is rapidly emerging worldwide as an enteric pathogen and has become a major cause of diarrhea even in developed countries. the aim of this study was to characterize and genetic diversity analysis among y. enterocolitica strains isolated from fish and chicken sources.from 44 strains, 55% (24 strains) found to be positive for y. enterocolitica by colony morphology, biochem...

background and objectives: shigellosis is an acute gastroenteritis that is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diarrhea in developing countries. the purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of shigella serogroups and serotypes and their antibacterial drug resistance profiles. materials and methods: fecal samples of all children suffering from ...

background: the science of identification and employment of medicinal plants dates ‎back to the early days of man on earth. cannabis (hashish) is the most common illegal ‎substance used in the united states and was subjected to extensive research as a ‎powerful local disinfecting agent for mouth cavity and skin and an anti-tubercular agent ‎in 1950.‎ methods: clinical strains were isolated from...

materials and methods this definitive and cross-sectional study was conducted in tehran, iran. a total of 15 s. aureus isolates were collected from wound samples with sterile swabs and were identified by the conventional diagnostic tests. the antibiotic susceptibility pattern was performed according to the clinical and laboratory standards institute (clsi, 2012) protocol. the meca gene, staphyl...