introduction: preventing and starting early treatment of infections in patients whose immunity system is weak due to malignancies like leukemia can reduce mortality. this study aimed to determine microbial and antibiotic resistance patterns in clinical samples of patients with acute leukemia to start early treatment before the results of clinical tests are known. subjects and methods: in this c...

aim and background:   hypothermia is a common complication in surgeries patients and may have serious consequences in both mother and fetal in cesarean surgery. this study was implemented to assess the effect of intravenous (iv) infusion of warm fluids on decreasing hypothermia in mothers and its consequences on newborns. methods and materials:   this randomized controlled clinical trial was do...

Background Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is one of the most common neonatal respiratory disease and its symptoms usually begins in the first few hours after birth. The volume of fluid intake according to the neonate's conditions varies. We aimed to compare the restricted fluids volume with standard fluids volume in treatment of neonates with TTN. Materials and Methods: This clinical ...

the use of flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory has grown substantially in the past decade. flow cytometric analysis provides a rapid qualitative and quantitative description of multiple characteristics of individual cells. for example, it is possible to detect the cell size and granularity, aspects of dna and rna content and the presence of cell surface and nuclear markers which are used ...

OBJECTIVES Body fluid specimens other than serum, plasma or urine are generally not validated by manufacturers, but analysis of these non-standard fluids can be important for clinical diagnosis and management. Laboratories, therefore, rely on the published literature to better understand the validation and implementation of such tests. This study utilized a data-driven approach to determine the...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a preferred home dialysis modality and has a number of added advantages including improved initial patient survival and cost effectiveness over haemodialysis. Despite these benefits, uptake of PD remains relatively low, especially in developed countries. Wider implementation of PD is compromised by higher technique failure from infections (e.g., PD peritonitis) and u...

background: vitamin d in complex with its receptor by regulating gene expression, endometrium immune response and stimulation of endometrium decidualization can be involved in implantation. so, it seems that the amount of vitamin d in follicular fluids (ff) may have an association with art success. objective: first, we intended to investigate the possible association between levels of follicula...