Multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains from food animals as a potential source for human infection in Iran.

This study aimed to determine the frequency and characterization of Salmonella isolates from food-producing animals and human diarrheal samples in Shiraz, Iran. Overall, 105 Salmonella isolates were obtained from chicken meat (70/100, 70.0%), beef (19/100, 19.

Survey of Salmonella in commercial broiler farms in Shiraz, southern Iran.

Salmonella is one of the major causes of food-borne diseases, worldwide. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of Salmonella and to employ a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to confirm the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in the broiler chicken farms in Shiraz, southern Iran. In addition, risk factors for the presence of Salmonella spp.

Preparation of Immunotoxin Herceptin-Botulinum and Killing Effects on Two Breast Cancer Cell Lines.

Background: Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women and a leading cause of cancer deaths. The age of onset in Iran has become reduced by a decade for unknown reasons. Herceptin, a humanized monoclonal antibody, is a target therapy for breast cancer cells with over expression of HER2- neu receptors, but it is an expensive drug with only 20% beneficial rate of survival.