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Detection of acute childhood meningitis by PCR, culture and agglutination tests in Tabriz, Iran.
(2012)
Meningitis is one of the hazardous and life threatening infections and is associated with mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine etiological agents of childhood bacterial meningitis. The culture, ...
Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum ?-lactamase, plasmid-mediated AmpC cephalosporinase and carbapenemase genes among Enterobacteriaceae isolates in five medical centres of East and West Azerbaijan, Iran.
(2016)
Very little is known about the occurrence and various types of extended-spectrum ?-lactamase (ESBL), AmpC and carbapenemase in Iran. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of ESBLs, AmpCs and carbapenemase ...
Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus in patients with and without coronary artery diseases at Madani Heart Center, Iran.
Inflammation plays a major role in coronary artery disease (CAD). Currently, it is unclear, whether Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with the risk of the atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine ...
Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonatal sepsis: a 3-year-study in the pediatric hospital of Tabriz, Iran.
(2007)
Neonatal sepsis is a life-threatening emergency, and any delay in treatment may cause death. Because of the importance of the problem in Iran, the aim of this retrospective study was to determine the etiological agents of ...
Etiology of acute bacterial meningitis in Iran: A systematic review
(2015)
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is one of the most severe infectious diseases, causing neurologic sequel, and a case fatality rate of 20-30%. The aim of this paper was to summarize the main causes of ABM in Iran. We ...
The prevalence of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes among coagulase negative staphylococci in Iranian pediatric patients.
(2014)
In spite of widespread emergence of aminoglycoside resistance, these drugs are still used in the treatment of staphylococcal infections. This study aimed to investigate the distribution of aminoglycoside resistance and ...
A case of Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis after heart surgery in Madani Heart Center, Tabriz, Iran.
(2008)
Reported here is the case of a 60-year-old male diabetic patient with mediastinitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus following an open heart surgery that was successfully treated. A review of literature revealed that A. ...
Mediastinitis after cardiac surgery in Madani Heart Center, Tabriz, Iran.
(2008)
Post-sternotomy infections are a kind of nosocomial infection involving the mediastinum space and the sternum, with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The present study was carried out to identify the incidence of ...
Primary resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolated in children from Iran.
(2007)
Helicobacter pylori-associated infection is extremely common in Iran, as in other developing countries, but few data exist on the susceptibility of H. pylori to antimicrobials commonly used in the eradication schedules in ...