Fatal pulmonary infection in a patient after near-drowning: A case report.

Background And Purpose: spp. is a saprophytic fungus that may cause invasive pulmonary infection due to the aspiration of contaminated water in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent hosts.

Case Report: Herein, we report a fatal case of pulmonary infection caused by species associated with a car crash and near-drowning in a sewage canal.

The Relationship between Social Capital and Self-Efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross Sectional Study.

Background: Self-efficacy is one of the most likely determinants of glucose self-management and self-monitoring by diabetic patients. Also, social capital is one of the effective social factors that may affect health behaviors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between social capital and self-efficacy in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

White blood cell count and clustered components of metabolic syndrome: A study in western Iran.

Background: White blood cell count (WBC) is one of the objective parameters of systemic inflammation. The aim of present study was to evaluate the relationship between WBC count and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: In this study on Lor population in Borujerd province (West of Iran), from 2011 to 2013, 800 persons were enrolled.

Metabolic syndrome and its components associated with chronic kidney disease.

Background: There is limited information on the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Iranian population, a group that has a high prevalence of CKD and obesity. The aim of present study was to determine the relationship between MetS and CKD in West of Iran.

Materials And Methods: A total of 800 subjects aged more than 35 years admitted from 2011 to 2013 were enrolled in the study.

The rabies early death phenomenon: A report of ineffective administration of rabies vaccine during symptomatic disease.

It was reported that in some individuals who received postexposure rabies vaccine, clinical features of rabies developed at the shorter time compared to individuals who were exposed, but not received the vaccine, which called "early death" phenomenon. We reported an early death phenomenon in a 67-year-old woman who was bitten by a jackal, although receiving three dose of rabies vaccine. Results show that the immune response to rabies has a dual role, sometimes has a favorable effect on survival but sometimes amplification the disease.

The effect of 8 weeks aerobic exercise on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes: a randomized clinical trial.

Diabetes complications are the main reasons behind morbidity and mortality preventable by healthy diet and physical activity. There are few studies about the effect of aerobic exercises on insulin resistance in human. Also various training protocols are associated with different results.