Methodology and Early Results of the First Surveillance Program on Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in Isfahan, Iran: The IAS-I Study.

Background: Isfahan Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System-1 has been instituted in Isfahan, Iran to construct a project for surveillance of clinically significant bacteria, and to help raise a logic regional stewardship program for prevention and control of disseminating-resistant organisms.

Methods: During March 2016 to March 2018, an antibiotic resistance surveillance system was designed and implemented by Isfahan Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center. The surveillance program was implemented in three general hospitals in Isfahan.

A Seven-year Study on the Effects of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy on Infection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in Children.

Background: Infection is one of the most common complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. Its optimal management is controversial. We aimed to report current practice within a large pediatric neurosurgical center.

Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Isfahan province, central Iran: A population based study.

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide infection. Most studies on toxoplasmosis are in women in child bearing ages. We conducted an epidemiological survey on the population of the Isfahan Province to identify characteristics of the individuals associated with seropositivity.