Evaluation of gel-forming eye drop containing bacteriophage against keratoconjunctivitis .

Eradication of has become increasingly difficult due to its remarkable capacity to resist antibiotics. Bacteriophages have been suggested as an alternative treatment for bacterial infections. gel-forming eye drop containing phage against keratoconjunctivitis was prepared.

Finasteride in hospitalized adult males with COVID-19: A risk factor for severity of the disease or an adjunct treatment: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

There is controversy about the efficacy of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors in COVID-19 patients. Some assumed that finasteride might be a risk factor for deterioration and others proposed it as a possible adjunct treatment for moderate to severe COVID-19 infection in the elderly. We performed a randomized controlled clinical trial (registration ID IRCT20200505047318N1) on 80 hospitalized male patients aged ≥50 years diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia in a tertiary hospital in Qazvin (Iran) from April to July 2020.

Characterization and Lytic Activity of Isolated Bacteriophages against .

Background: () is the most common cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) and typically treated with antibiotics. Unrestricted use of antibiotics may lead to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The present study aimed to isolate and characterize phages against from infected urine samples and to determine the lytic activity of phages against .

Postanesthetic Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Patients under General Anesthesia.

Objective: Postanesthetic emergence agitation is a common problem in pediatric postanesthetic care unit with an incidence ranging from 10 to 80%. This study was done to determine the prevalence of emergence agitation and associated risk factors in pediatric patients who underwent general anesthesia.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive and analytic study was performed on 747 pediatric patients aged 3- 7 years that underwent general anesthesia for various elective surgeries at Bou-Ali Sina Hospital in Sari, Iran between January 2010 and January 2011.

Clinical and laboratory features of pertussis in hospitalized infants with confirmed versus probable pertussis cases.

Background: The clinical presentations of pertussis infection have considerable variation. Many infections and illnesses can cause prolonged repetitive paroxysmal cough that could be confused with Bordetella pertussis infection.

Aim: This retrospective study was designed to compare the clinico-laboratory findings between two groups of hospitalized infants with confirmed, and those who have clinical pertussis disease; to identify the possible additional diagnostic clues "for the diagnosis of confirmed pertussis disease".

Erythema at BCG Inoculation Site in Kawasaki Disease Patients.

Introduction: Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limiting childhood systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology. Because there is no diagnostic test for Kawasaki disease, the diagnosis is based on clinical criteria. An important clinical sign that is not included in the classical clinical criteria for Kawasaki disease is a reaction at the Bacille Calmette-Guérin inoculation site that are present in about 30-50% of Kawasaki disease patients.