Publications by authors named "Shokrallah Salmanzadeh"
Article Synopsis
- Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major health issue globally, with particular concern for viral factors like Enteroviruses (EVs) and Human Rhinoviruses (HRVs), which have been newly classified under EVs due to their shared family, Picornaviridae.
- A study conducted with samples from 100 hospitalized patients in Ahvaz, Iran, from December 2012 to November 2013 used Semi-Nested PCR to detect HRVs and EVs, revealing 19% were HRV positive and only 3% were EV positive.
- Results indicated that HRVs were most prevalent in autumn, with specific strains identified as HRV-A9, HRV-A49, and HRV-B14
Article Synopsis
- A case of chronic meningitis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, a rapidly growing mycobacterium found in environmental sources, is reported.
- M. chelonae typically leads to skin or soft tissue infections and is a rare cause of meningitis.
- Molecular identification of the organism was conducted using PCR targeting the rpoB gene, showing a 99.7% similarity with M. chelonae through RFLP sequencing.