conclusions this results of the study show that the most contamination in nicus is from gram-negative bacteria and ciprofloxacin is the most effective antibiotic for treatment. thus, the control of infections in nicus in hospitals is very important. results during the seven-month study on 105 samples, including 85 (81%) urine samples and 20 (19%) blood samples, 81 samples (77.1%) were gram-nega...

background and objective: this study was undertaken to assess the ability of standard urinalysis (ua) and hemocytometer white blood cell (wbc) counts for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (uti) in patients with urinary symptoms. materials and methods: a total of 600 patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection were enrolled in this prospective study. standard ua, hemocytometer wbc c...

background nosocomial infections are generally occurring 72 hours after admittance and are not present or incubating prior to admittance. the most common nosocomial infection is urinary tract infection (uti). scanty data are available regarding the nosocomial infections in iranian teaching hospitals. the aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of symptomatic nosocomial uti, iden...

conclusions it was demonstrated that, considerable percentage of uti existed in the gastroenteritis diseases. early treatment of uti in patients would reduce uti complications. objectives the current study aimed to investigate uti in patients with diarrhea. patients and methods this case-control study was conducted on 200 participants, 100 were patients with acute gastroenteritis and the other ...

background: hyperbilirubinemia is a common cause of referral to neonatal care units. according to several studies, jaundice is among the primary symptoms of urinary tract infection (uti) in neonates. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of uti in asymptomatic term neonates diagnosed with indirect hyperbilirubinemia within the first two weeks of birth. methods: this prospective study was...

background and objectives: urinary tract infections (uti) are one of the most common infectious diseases with different microbial agent and antimicrobial resistant pattern in hospitalized patients and outpatients. in order to assess the adequacy of therapy, knowledge of prevalence and resistance pattern of the bacteria is necessary. the main aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and ...

atopic dermatitis (ad) is one of the most common infantile diseases. immunological dysfunctions in ad patients may predispose them to infections. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between infantile ad and urinary tract infection (uti). in this cross sectional study, we enrolled 57 patients with ad aged 1 to 24 months that referred to dermatology clinic, and 57 healthy contr...

background and objective: urinary tract infections (utis) are the most common infections in renal transplant recipients and are considered a potential cause of bacteremia, sepsis, and affects graft outcomes. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of uti among renal transplant recipients and investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative agents. materials...

extra-intestinal pathogenic escherichia coli (expec) strains are divided into uropathogenic e. coli (upec), strains causing neonatal meningitis and septicaemic e. coli. the most common pathotype of expec is found among patients with urinary tract infection (uti), defined as upec. these bacteria are responsible for >90% of cases of uti and are often found amongst the faecal flora of the same hos...

abstract background: experience with vesicoureteral reflux (vur) differs in different centers and there are plenty of controversies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of primary vur complications and the rate of recurrence of uti. methods: the medical charts of all infants and children with primary vur who were followed up by two nephrologists were reviewed. during 19 years (198...