Rhodeus caspius, a new bitterling from Iran (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Acheilognathidae).

A new bitterling from the Rhodeus amarus group is described based on morphological and molecular data. Rhodeus caspius sp. nov.

Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance of blood culture in educational hospitals in Rasht, North of Iran.

Introduction: Septicemia is an emergency in medicine due to various dangers and lethality. In patients with septicemia, blood culture and other cultures should be done before antibiotic therapy. Determination of each isolated bacterium from blood culture and pattern of antibiotic sensitivity have an important role epidemiologically in a region and can assist physicians in the determination of primary antimicrobial agents.