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Dariush D. Farhud, MD, Ph.D., MG.
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Vol 10 No 1-4 (1981)
Articles
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A total number of 259 gram negative bacteria (entero-bacteria) isolated during the years 1973-1974 was examined. These strains were isolated from sick children referred and or hospitalized in a children hospital in Tehran. The strains consisted of ; 131E.coli, 52 Salmonella, 40 Klebsiella, 18 Shigella, 13 Proteus, 3 Enterobacter and 2 Citrobacter. Sensitivity tests were performed according to the method of Kerby and Bauer. It was shown that 59% of these bacteria were drug resistant with the majority of the strains carrying resistances to two or more drugs (multiple resistances). Drug resistance was found in 78.9% of Salmonelleae, 77.7% of Shigelleae, 55.5% of Escherichieae, 52.5% of Klebsielleae and 61.5% of Proteae. Further studies have shown that the majority of these resistances were mediated by R-factor. None of the S.typhi strains so far tested was found to be resistant to any of the antimicrobial drugs used in this study.
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Previous studies have revealed that the results of most conteroceptive devices, especially IUD, show similar patterns at various localities. However, certain differences have also been observed. The present study describes the pattern of IUD use effectiveness at Aalami-Harandi clinic in Isphahan over a four year period (March 1976 up to May 1980). When compard with previous study carried out at Farman –Farmaian Health Center Tehran in 1975, certain differences were obvious. The probability of pregnancy after 6 months and 1 year in present study has been 1.26% and 2.72% respectively whereas similar data for the previous study was 0.28% and 0.76%. The expulsion rate for the present study was twice as high as in the previous study and the probability of retention after one year was 70.15% which is about 8% less than the study done at Farman Farmaian Health center. The differences between two studies are ascribed to the characteristics of the population attending these clinics, which were mainly manual laborers in present study.
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In this investigation Aflatoxin contamination of eighty different Iranian white cheeses were determined by T.L.C. method. The result of this study showed that, 97.5% of the samples contained Aflatoxin M1 & M2 which are transferred from milk. As far as direct contamination, 30% of the samples contained aflatoxin B1, G1, G2, from which 2.5% contained aflatoxin B1, 5% contained aflatoxin B2, 20% contained aflatoxin G1 and 7.5% were contained aflatoxin G2. The amount of aflatoxin M1 was determined in 21 different samples (Table 3), the maximum amount of 250 µg/kg was found. In this paper, necessary hygienic recommendation was given to prevent and control aflatoxin contamination in cheese and other dairy products.
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The objective of this study has been to examine the relationship between home and the hospital confinement in the treatment of serious illness and the impact of such phenomena on the pattern of the delivery of health care in the rural areas. In this study a total of 10,248 inhabitants of 11 villages in Isphahan (Mobarakeh area) were studied during a six months period between March and September of 1976. As the results of this study show, the total of 4,446 cases of more than 4 days of home confinement at hope per year in comparison with 430 cases of hospital confinement during the same period indicates a ten fold preference for home care. Further investigations show that although the availability of hospital care has been an important factor for such distribution, the belief of rural population and cultural considerations has also played a significant role. Thus, although further in depth investigation on the technical advantages of home confinement in comparison with hospital confinement is indicated, such a pattern can be of value to the planners in designing the net work of the health care delivery system for the planners in designing the net work of the health care delivery system for the rural areas of Iran.
