A rare case of Demons-Meigs' syndrome with a 7.5 kg giant ovarian fibroma associated with severe dyspnea: case report.

Introduction And Importance: Demons-Meigs syndrome is a rare condition characterized by the presence of a benign fibroma of the ovary, ascites, and pleural effusion. It is very uncommon, and the diagnosis is made with difficulty based on symptoms that usually mimic disseminated malignancy or tuberculosis, but imaging may confirm the diagnosis. The definitive treatment is laparotomy, after which the symptoms resolve.

New white light-emitting halochromic stilbenes with remarkable quantum yields and aggregation-induced emission.

Highly efficient single-component white light emitters (SWLEs), are attractive candidates for the simple and cost-effective fabrication of high-performance lighting devices. This study introduced a donor-π-acceptor and a donor-π-donor stilbene-based chromophores, representing pH-responsive fluorescence. The emitters showed yellow and green fluorescence in their neutral form.

Characterization of and mutations in ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates from Tehran hospitals in Iran.

Background And Objectives: , a major cause of several infectious diseases, has become a hazardous resistant pathogen. One of the factors contributing to quinolone resistance in is mutations occurring in and genes encoding the A subunits of type II and IV topoisomerases, respectively, in quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDR) of the bacterial chromosome.

Materials And Methods: Thirty seven isolates from patients with burn wounds and 20 isolates from blood, urine and sputum specimen were collected.

Screening, cloning and expression of a novel alginate lyase gene from P. aeruginosa TAG 48 and its antibiofilm effects on P. aeruginosa biofilm.

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and utilizes several virulence factors for pathogenesis. One of the most important factors is alginate, found in the biofilm which enables P. aeruginosa to establish chronic lung infections.

Lifetime prevalence, correlates and health consequences of gender-based violence victimisation and perpetration among men and women in Somalia.

Background: Humanitarian emergencies increase the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). We estimated the prevalence of GBV victimisation and perpetration among women and men in urban settings across Somalia, which has faced decades of war and natural disasters that have resulted in massive population displacements.

Methods: A population-based survey was conducted in 14 urban areas across Somalia between December 2014 and November 2015.

One-step purification and characterization of alginate lyase from clinical with destructive activity on bacterial biofilm.

Objectives: is a Gram-negative and aerobic rod bacterium that displays mucoid and non-mucoid phenotype. Mucoid strains secrete alginate, which is the main agent of biofilms in chronic infections, show high resistance to antibiotics; consequently, the biological disruption of mucoid biofilms is an attractive area of study for researchers. Alginate lyase gene is a member of alginate producing operon which by glycosidase activity produces primer for other enzymes in this cluster.

Development of molecular photoswitch with very fast photoresponse based on asymmetrical bis-azospiropyran.

To study the effects of an extended bis-azo conjugated bridge with two different photochemical functions on a molecule in photochromic responses, a novel asymmetrical bifunctional bis-azo spiropyran photochromic dye was designed and synthesized. The obtained photoresponses were compared with symmetrical bifunctional bis-azo spiropyran analogues, and relative mono-azo and simple spiropyrans. Colourimetric behaviour, luminescence, and switching kinetics of all the dyes were studied.

Association between existence of integrons and multi-drug resistance in Acinetobacter isolated from patients in southern Iran.

Nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter pose a serious problem in many countries. This study aimed at determining the antibiotic susceptibility patterns and prevalence of different classes of integrons in isolated Acinetobacter. In addition, the association between production of specific bands in PCR assay and magnitude of multi-drug resistance was investigated.

Antibacterial effects of water soluble green tea extracts on multi-antibiotic resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In this research we evaluated the antibacterial activity of water soluble green tea extracts on 43 hospital isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A total of 43 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected from clinical specimens at two hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The susceptibilities of isolates to different antibiotics were tested using agar disk diffusion method.

Antibacterial effects of water soluble green tea extracts on multi-antibiotic resistant isolates of Acinetobacter sp.

In this research we evaluated the antibacterial activity of water soluble green tea extracts on isolates of Acinetobacter. A total of 20 strains were collected from burn wounds at different hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The susceptibilities of isolates to different antibiotics were tested using agar disk diffusion method.