Isolation and characterization of a multidrug-resistant toxinotype V from municipal wastewater treatment plant.

Purpose: Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is regarded as a potential source for transmission of from urban areas into the surface water, through feces of human and animals. The aim of this study was to screen and characterize the bacteria in inlet and outlet wastewater of different WWTPs in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: Totally, 72 samples were collected from three different WWTPs (inlet site and outlet sites) during a year.

High prevalence of Clostridiodes diffiicle PCR ribotypes 001 and 126 in Iran.

Clostridium difficile is a leading causative agent of hospital-acquired and community-acquired diarrhea in human. This study aims to characterize the predominant C. difficile strains, RT001 and 126, circulating in Iranian hospitals in relation to resistant phenotypes, the antibiotic resistance genes, and their genetic relatedness.

First Detection and Characterization of Macrolide-Resistant from People with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Iran.

Increasing macrolide resistance of strains is becoming a public health concern worldwide. Nevertheless, no comprehensive genomic background of circulating isolates is available in our region. We aimed to study the genetic diversity of this microorganism using the multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis method and to investigate the relationships between MLVA types and macrolide susceptibility profiles of the isolates.

Characterization of Clostridioides difficile isolates recovered from hospitalized patients and the hospitals environment and air: A multicenter study.

In healthcare settings, contamination of environment with toxigenic and hypervirulent Clostridioides difficile strains is a serious concern. Here, we assessed whether patients with C. difficile have a role to play in the dissemination of C.

Tetracycline and ciprofloxacin multiresidues in beef and chicken meat samples using indirect competitive ELISA.

In livestock and poultry, broad-spectrum antibiotics such as tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones are widely used; thus, controlling food productions made from these animals is a necessary task. Meat may contain residues of antibiotics, even in low concentrations, which can cause a selection pressure for antibiotic resistance. Therefore, measurement of amounts of antibiotics in meat is of major importance.

Comparison of the prevalence of enteroviruses in blood samples of patients with and without unstable angina.

Background: Although the role of enteroviruses has been proved in heart diseases, extensive information is not available on the association between enteroviruses and unstable angina. In the present study, the authors compared the prevalence of enteroviruses in patients with and without unstable angina.

Methods: Blood samples were taken from 51 patients with unstable angina and 55 patients without unstable angina or myocardial infarction that were admitted to Imam Reza and Ghaem hospitals (Mashhad, northeast of Iran).

Designing and Construction Pcdna3.1 Vector Encoding Cfp10 Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Background: Pathogenic mycobacteria are a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an etiological agent of human tuberculosis (TB). Designing new vaccines, including DNA vaccines, may be a useful strategy for preventing TB.