abstract background: the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the second- and third-generation oral contraceptives on women’s reproductive sexual function. materials and methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 82 married women of reproductive age in tehran. samples were randomized into the groups receiving second- and third-generatio...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of shigella spp. in isfahan, (iran) from 2010 to 2015.   methods: this retrospective study was conducted on shigella isolates in four tertiary care hospitals. the process of bacterial isolation and determination of susceptibility was performed by standard microbiological guidelines. the patients we...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility of shigella spp. in isfahan, (iran) from 2010 to 2015.   methods: this retrospective study was conducted on shigella isolates in four tertiary care hospitals. the process of bacterial isolation and determination of susceptibility was performed by standard microbiological guidelines. the patients we...

aim : this study aims to determine the serogroup distribution and molecular diagnosis, as well as antimicrobial resistance profiles among shigella spp. isolated from patients with diarrhea in kerman, southeast of iran.   background : shigella species are frequent cause of bacterial dysentery worldwide. previous studies have been reported that s. sonnei and s. flexneri are the most prevalent ser...

a total of 385 urine specimens from suspected urinary tract infections were subjected to bacteriological analysis and susceptibility testing at a major university hospital laboratory in tehran. a battery of eight beta-iactam antibiotics, commonly prescribed in iran, and three third-generation cephalosporins (ceftazidime, ceftriaxone and ceftizoxime) that are usually reserved for limited use in ...