BACKGROUND Among all species of Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a major pathogenic microorganism of humans and animals and L. ivanovii is rarely pathogenic for humans. The objective of this study was to isolate and characterize Listeria species and to determine the frequencies of virulence genes in L. monocytogenes serotypes in fresh fish, shrimp, crab and lobster in Isfa...

BACKGROUND A diversity of virulence factors work together to create the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. These factors include cell surface components that promote adherence to surfaces as well as exoproteins such as Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), encoded by the luk-PV genes, that invade or bypass the immune system and are toxic to the host, thereby enhancing the severity of infectio...

BACKGROUND The risk of cell phone addiction is a social and psychological problem which has been proposed by psychologists, psychiatrists, and educational supervisors. The present study aimed to investigate the behavior of mobile phone addicts and mental health of university students of Shahrekord, Iran. METHODS This study was an applied research survey for the purposes of this study. The stu...

groundwater contamination is a serious problem facing the countries. because groundwater is vulnerable to contamination from a variety of sources, and, once contaminated, it is very difficult to restore to its original quality. the main objective of this study was evaluation of groundwater quality in shahrekord aquifer and finding the source of the groundwater contamination. some of the chemica...

(HDV) infection has a worldwide distribution. It is quite common in some areas such as Russia, Romania, Southern Italy, Mediterranean countries, Africa, South American (Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil, and Ecuador) and China (1). We conducted this study to determine the seroprevalence of HDV in Shahrekord, a small city in Charmahal-o-Bakhtiyari province, West of Iran and compared it with the result...

INTRODUCTION According to the traditional beliefs of certain cultures, Lawsonia inermis has been reported to cause the abortion or termination of an undesirable pregnancy. The present study was undertaken with the goal of studying the effect of Lawsonia inermis extract on abortion in pregnant BALB/c mice in 2013 in Shahrekord, Iran. METHODS This research study used an experimental methodology...

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disorder, associated with increased blood pressure and proteinuria, and in extreme cases it can also cause liver and kidney problems. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of silymarin on the improvement of severe preeclampsia. METHODS This randomized clinical trial was conducted at Hajar Hospital in Shahrekord, Iran, from April 2014 to September ...