conclusions the result of the current study showed the growing number of nosocomial infections associated with xdr a. baumannii causing difficulties in antibiotic therapy. resistant strains increasingly cause public health problems; therefore, their early detection is essential for healthcare centers. results among the 121 isolated a. baumannii, 44% and 56% were isolated from female and male, r...

introduction: multi-drug resistant (mdr) p. aeruginosa is constantly increasing and causing severe issues in combatting widely spread health problems. the aim of this study was to assess colistin susceptibility in mdr p. aeruginosa isolates obtained from different infection sites. methods: ninety clinical isolates of p. aeruginosa were collected from different hospitals of the tabriz university...

cockroaches were collected from hospitals, houses and poultry sheds in various parts of isfahan (iran) and identified to species. in total, seven species of cockroaches in seven genera were identified: blatta lateralis, polyphaga aegyptiaca, arenivaga roseni and parcoblatta spp. three species periplaneta americana, blattella germanica and supella longipalpa (blattidae and blattellidae) were mor...

background: multi drug resistant (mdr) pseudomonas and acinetobacter species are defined as resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics. most studies have demonstrated that mdr gram negative infections convey increased mortality and morbidity. case: an 11-year –old girl was admitted to pediatric burns unit with burn injury of approximately 68% total body surface area (tbsa). discussion: ...

background hospital patients who are nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) are a high-risk potential threat to themselves and other hospitalized patients. the high antibiotic resistance of these isolates renders the treatment of related infections difficult. objectives the present study, for the first time investigated the prevalence of mrsa isolates in nasal carr...

determination of drug resistance rate, as a new major problem in patients with typhoid fever is inevitable for treatment of the disease. in a cross-sectional study, during march 1994 till february 1995, a total of 39 patients with typhoid fever admitted to dept. of infections diseases, emam khomeini hospital, and were examined for the rate of resistance to routine drugs usually used for treatme...