Publications by authors named "Bahareh Bayat"
Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints. RA is associated with high cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. One of the new markers of cardiometabolic risk is epicardial fat thickness, the study of EFT in patients with RA and its association with echocardiographic parameters may provide valuable insight into the potential cardiac involvement and overall cardiovascular risk in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- - The study investigates how common viral and bacterial infections are in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and explores their potential role in causing the disease.
- - A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, examining data from 32 studies worldwide, which revealed a pooled prevalence of 53.72% for viral infections and 31.21% for bacterial infections among IPF patients.
- - The findings indicate that specific infections, like HSV and Streptococcus sp., are particularly prevalent, supporting the idea that these infections may contribute to the progression of IPF.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been one of the most important antibiotic-resistant pathogen in many parts of the world over the past decades. This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate MRSA isolated between July 2013 and July 2014 in Karaj, Iran. All tested isolates were collected in teaching hospitals from personnel, patients, and surfaces and each MRSA was analyzed by SCCmec and spa typing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShigella sonnei is a major cause of diarrhea especially in children. Molecular study can help to determine the outbreak of this bacterium. Multiple-Locus Variable number tandem repeat Analysis (MLVA) will largely influence the public health field by introducing newer, faster, safer, and effective procedure for typing of microorganisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF