August 2012

Brucellosis: Prevalence and retrospective evaluation of risk factors in western cities of Tehran province, Iran

  Brucellosis is the commonest zoonotic disease that is spread worldwide. In this study, we aimed to compare 40 brucellosis cases with other big series in the literature in view of epidemiological and laboratory findings. A total of 40 brucellosis cases referred to Shahriar Health Center over a 3-year period were included in our study and patient files were reviewed for history and laboratory findings. Of the...

Author(s): Abas Bahador, Noormohamad Mansoori, Davood Esmaeili, Reza Amini Sabri

August 2012

Antibiotic resistance pattern in bacterial isolates obtained from frozen food samples of animal origin in Sanandaj and Ahvaz

  One of the major public health challenges nowadays is the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistant pathogens. This study investigated the antibiotic resistance pattern in bacterial isolates obtained from frozen food samples of animal origin in Sanandaj and Ahvaz Iran. A total of 250 packages of food of animal origin were purchased from different separate grocery stores in Sanandaj and Ahvaz during one...

Author(s): Kalantar Enayat, Amin Mansour, Bahmani Nasrin, Tamimi Mohammad,  Hashemzadeh Mohammad  and Narenji Hanar