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conclusions according to these findings, antibiotic-resistance patterns have changed, and vancomycin resistance, especially among e. faecium, is rising because of nosocomial infections. consequently, it has become a serious subject for patients admitted into a hospital. results a total of 53 enterococci were isolated from clinical samples of blood, urine, wounds, sputum, and cerebrospinal fluid...

trichomoniasis is a worldwide infection and due to its complications rapid and accurate diagnosis of infection especially in pregnant women is very important. in this study, development of a latex agglutination test using native antigens for rapid diagnosis of trichomoniasis is investigated. trichomonas vaginalis was harvested from tyis33 culture medium and anti trichomonas vaginalis antiserum ...

background and objectives:infection of pleural fluid is a common disease and because of antibiotic administration, the microbiology of this fluid has changed. the aim of this study was to determine the common bacteria and suitable antibiotics for treatment in pleural effusion (pe). materials and methods: in this cross sectional study, 1210 samples with exudative features were cultured for poss...

background: diagnosis of food allergy is difficult in children. food allergies are diagnosed using several methods that include medical histories, clinical examinations, skin prick and serum-specific immunoglobulin e (ige) tests, radio-allergosorbent test (rast), food challenge, and supervised elimination diets. in this study we evaluated allergies to cow's milk, egg, peanut, and fish in c...

background and objectives: bacterial bloodstream infections (bsis) and surgical site infections (ssis) are among the most common nosocomial infections with high mortality and morbidity. we aimed to evaluate the frequency of various species among bsis and ssis at tehran heart center, tehran, iran. methods: patients with localized or systemic infections that became evident 48 hours or more after ...

background: streptococcus agalactiae, also known as group b streptococcus (gbs) is a commensal organism in the urogenital tract and rectum in approximately 25% of the healthy adult female population. the bacterium is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis in human infants. materials and methods: our study was performed over a three - month period from april to june 201...

the objective of the present study was to determine whether there was an association between the in vitroantimicrobial sensitivity test results of subclinical mastitis pathogensand bacteriological cure following intramammary treatment using a combination of nafcillin, penicillin, and streptomycin (nps). eighty-six intramammary pathogens from 43 cows were examined inthis study. most intramammary...

background and objective:  early diagnosis of streptococcus agalactiae remains difficult, since symptoms are very nonspecific. its frequency has not been completely investigated in urinary tract pathogen of pregnant ant and non pregnant women in iran. the aim of this study was determining the frequency of group b streptococci in female patients. materials and methods: a total of 11800 urine sp...