Publications by authors named "Z Farajzadegan"
Objective: The relationship between MS and ethnicity has been understudied in the Middle East compared to the United States and Europe. As Iran as the highest prevalence of MS in the Middle East, we decided to investigate the demographic and clinical differences in people with MS (pwMS) from major ethnicities Iran.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study using data from National Multiple Sclerosis Registry in Iran.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of certain bacterial isolates in meat and meat products from 2007 to 2022 through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Out of 278 articles, only 54 met the criteria for inclusion, revealing a 3.4% overall prevalence of these isolates in various meat types, with the highest rates found in fish (6.9%), poultry (5.2%), and red meat (3.2%).
- Significant antibiotic resistance was noted, especially for ciprofloxacin (86.6%), raising concerns about antibiotic misuse across the food production chain and its implications for health.
Objective: The current study aims to investigate high- versus low-dose dexamethasone administration to control the disease with minor complications.
Methods: The current multicentric randomized clinical trial was conducted on 119 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and assigned into two groups of low-dose (8 mg daily intravenous dose for at least 7 days or until discharge) ( = 61) versus high-dose dexamethasone (24 mg for 3 days followed by daily 8 mg for the at least 4 days later or until discharge) ( = 58) during 2020-2021. Oxygen saturation, dyspnea severity based on the Borg scale, and laboratory indices were assessed at 3, 5, and 7 days of corticosteroid therapy.