5 results match your criteria: "Isfahan University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine[Affiliation]"

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  • * The study included children, young adults, and adults, finding a combined prevalence of P. aeruginosa at 34.3%, with frequency ranging from 5.9% to 76.2% in different studies.
  • * The research highlighted that while P. aeruginosa has high resistance rates overall, it was notably less resistant to colistin (0%-13.3%) and ticarcillin (3.9%-24%), suggesting these antibiotics could be more effective for treating infections in CF patients. *
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Cerebrovascular events are linked to ankylosing spondylitis. Accelerated atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction against a backdrop of inflammation have been widely blamed for the increased cerebrovascular risk in ankylosing spondylitis. The absence of a comprehensive review encouraged us to consider the link between ankylosing spondylitis and cerebrovascular diseases.

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Background/aims: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is a common transmission mode of hepatitis B virus (HBV). It has been shown that the infection may occur in some infants despite the use of immunoprophylaxis, and many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of antivirals such as lamivudine to reduce such events.

Materials And Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted concerning the efficacy and safety of lamivudine during pregnancy, in the prevention of vertical transmission of HBV infection.

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Multiple sclerosis or neurological manifestations of Celiac disease.

Adv Biomed Res

February 2014

Department of Neurology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center Isfahan, Iran.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and celiac disease (CD) are considered to be T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease. We discuss about a known case of CD-showed relapsing - remitting neurological symptoms compatible with MS. In this rare co-occurrence subject, MS-CD patient, the interaction between MS - and CD-related inflammatory processes is open to discussion.

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Purpose: To evaluate orbital blood flow velocities and optic nerve diameter with Doppler and gray-scale sonography in patients with acute unilateral optic neuritis (ON).

Methods: Orbital Doppler and gray-scale sonography was performed in 46 eyes of 23 patients aged 19- to 47-years with acute unilateral ON. ON was diagnosed by an ophthalmologist on the basis of clinical presentation, presence of decreased visual acuity and assessment of visual evoked potentials.

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