Potentially pathogenic culturable bacteria in hemodialysis waters.

Background: Hemodialysis patients are at risk of acquiring healthcare-related infections due to using non-sterile water to prepare hemodialysis fluid. Therefore, microbiological control and monitoring of used water are of crucial importance.

Materials And Methods: In this work, we identified bacterial populations occupying a hemodialysis water distribution system for almost a 6-month period in Ahvaz city, southwest of Iran.

Antimicrobial properties of Peganum harmala L. seeds' smoke in indoors: applications and prospects.

Peganum harmala L., known as Harmal or African, Syrian Rue, Espand (in Iranian culture), and Ozallaik (in Turkey), is a perennial herbaceous glabrous plant, which offers many antimicrobial activities in indoor air. In this regard, in the present study, we aimed at evaluating the disinfectant effects of Peganum harmala L.

Clonal Lineage Analysis of Shigella flexneri Isolates Circulating in Ahvaz, Iran.

Background: Shigellosis is a significant public health challenge particularly in developing countries, and the spread of antibiotic resistance genes through integron structures has become an important problem in the treatment of Shigellosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic association of Shigella flexneri antibiotic resistant clones collected from Ahvaz between 2013 and 2015 by pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method.

Methods: A total of 45 S.

A Study of prevalence of species and antimicrobial resistance patterns in paediatric medical center, Ahvaz, Iran.

Background And Objectives: infections are one of the major causes of diarrhea worldwide, and especially in developing countries. Antimicrobial resistance has complicated the empirical treatment. The aim of this study was to define the clinical and antibiotic resistance patterns of gastroenteritis cases.

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Children with Bloody Diarrhea Referring to Abuzar Teaching Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran.

Introduction: Escherichia coli O157: H7 are recognized as important aetiological agents of diarrhea in children, particularly in developed countries.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the rates of detection of E. coli O157: H7strains among children in Ahvaz, Iran.

Frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthy children.

Background And Objective: The prevalence of community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is increasing around the world. It involves healthy people and causes a variety of diseases.

Material And Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted from September 2010-June 2011 on children less than 14 years of Ahvaz, southwest Iran.

Shigella flexneri: a three-year antimicrobial resistance monitoring of isolates in a Children Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran.

Background And Objectives: Shigellosis is an acute gastroenteritis that is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diarrhea in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of Shigella serogroups and serotypes and their antibacterial drug resistance profiles.

Materials And Methods: Fecal samples of all children suffering from shigellosis who had been admitted to Abuzar Children's Hospital in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, from September 2008 to August 2010 were examined.

Effect of curcumin on dexamethasone-induced testicular toxicity in mice.

Context: Curcumin is a yellow-orange polyphenol derived from turmeric [Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceaerhizomes)]. Turmeric is a main ingredient of Indian, Persian, and Thai dishes.