Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 1 8 AA Karimi SH Ahmadi S Davoodi M Marzban N Movahedi K Abbasi A Salehi Omran M Shirzad S Sadeghian SH Abbasi M Lotfi-Tokaldany M Soleymanzadeh A Fehri M Sheikh Fathollahi 2015 10 03 Background: The use of cardiac surgical database is necessary for evaluating and improving the quality of care. The aim of this report was to provide useful information for surgeons in Iran and other countries for their daily practice. Methods: We analyzed data from 14288 consecutive patients in four different types of procedures, namely isolated coro­nary artery bypass grafting (CABG), combined CABG and valve (CABG-V), only valve (V), and other adult cardiac surgical op­erations from 2002 to 2006. Results: The activity load increased from 1765 in 2002 to 3309 surgical operations in 2006 with almost 87.2% of activity be­ing isolated CABG. The mortality rate for CABG was 1%, which decreased from 1.7% to 0.9% over the five years. The mor­tality rates for CABG-V and V were 5.8% and 4.8% in the last year of the study, respectively. Over the 5 yr period, the pro­portion of urgent operations increased substantially from 4% to 24.5% (P< 0.0001), causing a reduction in elective op­erations. The mean length of hospital stay for the entire population was 8.38±5.74 d, which remained almost steady dur­ing the study period. Conclusion: This database can serve as a valuable resource of preoperative measurers and surgical outcomes for surgeons and researchers with a view to improving overall surgical performance. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2049 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2049/2030

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 9 14 M Niyyati S Rezaie F Rahimi M Mohebali AH Maghsood SH Farnia M Rezaeian 2015 10 03 Background: Acanthamoeba castellanii is the important cause of amoebic keratitis in Iran. The key molecule in pathogene­sis of Acanthamoeba keratitis is Mannose Binding Protein (MBP) led to adhesion of amoeba to corneal epithelium. Subse­quent to adhesion other cytopathic effects occur. The goal of this study was to identify the molecular characterization of a gene encoding MBP in an Iranian isolate of A.castellanii in order to pave the way for further investigations such as new therapeu­tic advances or immunization. Methods: A.castellanii was cultured on non nutrient agar. Extraction of DNA was performed by phenol-chloroform method. After designing a pair of primer for the gene encoding MBP, PCR analysis was performed. Finally, the PCR prod­uct has been sequenced and the result submitted to the gene data banks. Results: An MBP gene of 1081 nucleotides was sequenced. This fragment contained three introns and encodes a protein with 194 amino acids. Homology search by Blast program showed a significant homology with the MBP gene in gene data banks (96%). Besides, the identity of amino acids with the other MBPs in gene data banks was about 86%. Conclusion: We isolated and sequenced a gene fragment encoding MBP in an Iranian isolate of A.castellanii. Molecular characteri­zation of this important gene is the first step in pursuing researches such as developing better therapeutic agents, im­mu­nization of population at risk or even developing a diagnostic tool by PCR techniques. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2050 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2050/2031

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 15 23 M Saadati A Godarzi M Akbari MB Salehi H Shirzad M Jahani AA Rahimi 2015 10 03 Background: Cholera, an infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, is primarily transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water. In severe cases, cholera may lead to severe dehydration, metabolic acidosis, and ultimately, hypovolemic shock and death.   Methods: In this study V.cholerae non-O1 was cultured in suitable media. LPS was extracted from the surface of  bacteria by hot phenol-water method and then purified by high-speed centrifugation. For production of specific antibody against LPS, white newzeland rabbits were first immunized by whole cell bacteria and then immunized with highly purified LPS. The titre of the antiserum was determined by ELISA for each serogroup. Results: Results presented in this study indicate that serum anti-LPS antibodies raised against purified LPS of V.cholerae non-O1 can detect V.cholerae non-O1.   Conclusion: This antibody had low cross reactivity with V.cholerae O1, serotype Inaba or Ogawa. So, this antibody can be used for for detection of V. cholerae non-O1. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2051 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2051/2032

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 24 31 B Shams P Golshiri AR Zamani S Pourabdian 2015 10 03 Background: Assessment of national children growth has shown that a high percent of Country's children are afflicted to growth failure. Community participation is one of the principles of PHC emphasized by WHO that is necessary for develop­ment of health services. The objective of this study was to develop a model for mother's participation in order to improving growth and nutrition of children. Methods: This community-based field trial was rendered on 74 pairs of mothers and children less than three years of age. A model was designed for increasing mother's participation, so that, a group of mother's volunteered and were instructed in the subjects of growth monitoring and child nutrition. The program was evaluated by CIPP Model (Context, Input, Product, Proc­ess). Results: Difference between the mean grade of mothers' knowledge and practice, before and after intervention were mean­ing­ful (P< 0.001).This plan had considerable effects on the increase of individual and social capabilities of the partici­pants, including their self-confidence. Other findings were related to the evaluation of impact, effectiveness, sustainability and transportability of the program. Conclusion: By enhancement of mother's participation, considerable improvement of their knowledge and practice concern­ing growth and nutrition of children were achieved. Also individual and social capabilities of the mothers' in­creased. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2052 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2052/2033

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 32 40 M Hodjat A Talebian MA Akhondi H Zeraati A Shabani MR Sadeghi 2015 10 03 Background: Ubiquitin, an 8.5 kDa peptide that marks other proteins for proteasomal degradation, tags defective sperm dur­ing epididymal passage. Thus, sperm ubiquitination is a universal marker for sperm defects and can be used as a sperm func­tion test. The objective of the present study was to examine the relationships between sperm ubiquiti­nation and clinical se­men parameters, using simplified immunofluorescence assays in order to establish ubiq­uitin as a biomarker of male infertil­ity. Methods: Semen samples from 100 couples attending Avicenna Infertility Clinic, Tehran, Iran, were collected and ana­lyzed ac­cording to WHO criteria. Each sample was washed and adjusted at 106 sperm/ml concentration. Sperm were coated on slides, using cytospin centrifugation and were fixed in buffered formaldehyde. Subsequently ubiq­uiti­nated spermatozoa were evaluated by direct immunofluorescence microscopy using FITC-labeled anti-ubiq­uitin antibodies. After counting at least 200 sperm per sample, while employing light microscopy, the percentage of ubiq­uitinated spermatozoa was recorded on the same fields through epifluorescence microscopy. Results: Negative correlations were obtained between sperm ubiquitination and sperm count (r=-0.278, P< 0.001), sperm concen­tration (r=-0.37, P< 0.001), viability (r=-0.407, P< 0.001), sperm morphology (r=-0.509, P< 0.001), rapid progres­sive motility (a) (r=-0.246, P< 0.001) and slow progressive motility (b) (r=-0.474, P< 0.001). There was a positive correla­tion between ubiquitinated sperm and the percentage of immotile spermatozoa (r=0.486, P< 0.000). Conclusion: Increased sperm ubiquitination is inversely associated with good semen quality parameters, supporting the use of ubiquitin as a biomarker for evaluation of human sperm quality. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2053 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2053/2034

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 41 50 P Dehghan F Zaini M Mahmoudi A Jebali P Kordbacheh S Rezaei 2015 10 03 Backgrounds: To obtain information about clinical isolates of Aspergillus flavus group. Methods: We examined 55 isolates [45 clinical, 10 reference (6 from culture collections, 4 local reference)] for toxicology, growth rates, and morphological and physiological characteristics. Modified Czapek Agar (CZ) and Malt Extract Agar (MEA) were used for observing microscopic morphology and measuring fungal structures. Two additional media, Potato Dex­trose Agar (PDA) and a modified Rice Agar (RA), were used to detect fluorescence under UV light. The presence of afla­toxin in culture extracts was confirmed by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Results: 66.6% and 55.5% of clinical samples showed different shade of fluorescence on RA and PDA, respectively, after expo­sure to UV light. Fifteen (33.3%) of the clinical isolates and 3 (30%) of the reference strains produced sclerotia on Czapek Yeast Agar (CYA) at 37° C. Sclerotia formation was promoted at 37°C in comparison with 28°C on CYA medium (P< 0.001). Five (11.11%) of the clinical isolates, the Iranian A. flavus soil reference strain and A. parasiticus ATCC15517 were confirmed to be aflatoxiginc by TLC. From two clinical toxigenic isolates (of 5) which were fluorescence positive on PDA, only one produced fluorescence on RA after exposure to UV light. Moreover sclerotia production was observed in only 3 of 5 toxigenic isolates. Furthermore one isolate from a sinus specimen was identified as Aspergillus oryzae. This is be­lieved to be the first report of sinusitis due to A. oryzae from Iran. Conclusion: Some of clinical A. flavus isolates could have aflatoxin and sclerotia producing ability, but not necessarily all aflatoxi­genic A. flavus isolates are capable of producing sclerotia. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2054 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2054/2035

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 37 2 2008 06 15 51 58 M Heidari Z Ousati- Ashtiani MH Modarressi M Aarabi 2015 10 03 Background: Hox genes are well-known transcription factors that play essential roles in directing embryonic development. TGIFLY is a Y-linked homeobox gene that was originally identified by virtue of its expression in adult testis. The functions of TGIFLY in normal and abnormal development are unknown. Methods: To investigate the potential roles of TGIFLY gene in the infertile males, a semi-nested Reverse Transcriptase Po­ly­merase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was performed on the testicular samples of 110 patients with non-obstructive azoosper­mia. Results: The expression of TGIFLY in 59(53.6%) out of 110 patients were undetectable. Patients with different sper­mato­gene­sis defects failed to show the expected in TGIFLY gene expression as demonstrated in the normal testes. Conclusion: Our results indicate that TGIFLY is expressed in testis and could be associated with infertility in patients with azoo­spermia. TGIFLY may be required for the regulation of spermatogonial stem cell specification and proliferation that is es­sen­tial to the establishment and maintenance of spermatogenesis in human. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2055 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9398 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9398/5656

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 318 325 Mojgan ARYAEIPOUR Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mojgan ARYAEIPOUR Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Arezoo BOZORGOMID Dept. of Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Bahram KAZEMI Dept. of Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Massoud BEHNIA Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hakim AZIZI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran Mohammad Bagher ROKNI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Background: We aimed to describe morphological and morphometrical characteristics of Fasciola spp. in livestock from Ardabil Province, Northwest Iran. Methods: Forty adult flukes were collected from different definitive hosts (cattle and sheep). Previously specimens were identified as F. hepatica or F. gigantica based on PCR-RFLP of the ITS-1 region with RsaI enzyme.  We identified Fasciola spp. based on morphological and metric assessment of external features of fresh adults, morphological and metric assessment of internal anatomy of stained mounted worms. Statistical analysis was conducted using the Student’s t-test implemented in SPSS 15.0 (SPSS, Chicago, Illinois). Then the morphometric criteria of Fasciola samples were compared with PCR-RFLP data. The results of PCR-RFLP were confirmed by COI gene sequence. Results: The differences between the body length, area of the body, peripheral of the body, succer area, cone length, cone width, in two species were significant ( https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9385 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9385/5642

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 422 424 Youngran YANG School of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea Betty BEKEMEIER School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Jongsan CHOI College of Agricultural Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Health-related Quality of Life and Related Factors among Rural Residents in Cambodia https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9399 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9399/5657

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 326 332 Maryam MALMIR Research Center of Life Style, Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad KHANAHMADI Aging Research Center, Scientific Cultural Foundation of Farhud, Tehran, Iran Dariush FARHUD School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Basic Sciences, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Background: Happiness is a drive and constructive force of life. A person feels wellbeing under different effective factors. Religious dogmatism that has an influence on the entire world is one of the depreciatory factors of happiness or wellbeing. The current study decided to analyze the relation between dogmatism and wellbeing, and according to a model, answer the following question: how does religious dogmatism decrease wellbeing? Methods: This study is a correlation research. Population of study includes all people with 30-50 yr old who live in Tehran, Iran, in 2015. Among all, 180 subjects were selected as in access sample. The Oxford happiness questionnaire and Rokeach dogmatism scale were used. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test. Results: There is a significant negative correlation between dogmatism and happiness (α=0.05). Conclusion: Dogmatism is one of the factors that have a negative effect on wellbeing. Religious dogmatism is the most dangerous factor against wellbeing. Dogmatic individuals have an inflexible cognitive system that emerges as a stable personality trait and decreases their adjustment with environment. Affective well-being and cognitive wellbeing are affected by individual adjustment. Therefore, in dogmatic individuals with low adjustment, the decrease of affective well-being and cognitive wellbeing is inevitable. This process will result in decrease of happiness and increase of aggression.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9386 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9386/5643

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 425 427 Farooq NISMA Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Raheem ASIF Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Ali BASHARAT Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Microbiological Biosafety, Multiple Drug Resistance and  Functional Diversity of Bacteria Associated with the Surfaces of Raw Vegetables https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9400 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9400/5658

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 333 341 Mansoureh KARIMZADEH Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nasser SALSABILI Dept. of IVF, Mirza Koochak Khan Hospital, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Firouzeh AKBARI ASBAGH Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Robab TEYMOURI Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Golamreza POURMAND Urology Research Center, Sina Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tahereh SOLEIMANIEH NAEINI Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Background: Worldwide, infertility affects 10%-15% of couples and most of them seek medical help including Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments. Undergoing ART treatments create many physical and emotional burdens. This study examined the psychological consequences of infertility in Iranian infertile males and females as well as their spouses, unlike previous studies that examined mainly females with infertility. Methods: Subjects in this descriptive analytical design were recruited from the IVF Department of Mirza Koochak Khan Hospital and the Rouyesh Infertility Treatment Center of Tehran, Iran between Aug 2014 and Sep 2015. Overall, 256 couples (64% response rate), consisting of 78 infertile male and their spouses and 50 infertile female and their spouses, were included in this research. The psychological disorders were measured by the Persian version of Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised and Cattle Inventory. Results: Psychological disorders of infertile couples are significantly associated with increasing age, higher education, longer duration of infertility and unemployment (P<0.05). Prevalence of anxiety, depression, hypochondriasis and paranoia in infertile females and spouses of infertile males were significantly higher than husbands of infertile females (P<0.05). Obsession was more sever in infertile females was significantly greater than infertile males (P=0.01). Depression was significantly lower in infertile males than their spouses (P=0.016). Conclusion: Iranian infertile females and spouses of infertile males experienced more psychological disorders than infertile males and spouses of infertile females. These results may be due to the impact of cultural beliefs and gender roles in Iranian society. Anxiety, depression, obsession, paranoia and hypochondriasis should be addressed before any ART treatments.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9387 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9387/5644

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 428 430 Jakub MORZE Dept. of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Katarzyna Eufemia PRZYBYLOWICZ Dept. of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Anna DANIELEWICZ Dept. of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Małgorzata OBARA-GOLEBIOWSKA Dept. of Psychology of Development and Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Diet in Acne Vulgaris: Open or Solved Problem? https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9401 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9401/5659

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 342 350 Kheirollah GHOLAMI Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Elaheh LAALI Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hassan ABOLHASSANI Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Network (PIDNet), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Stock-holm, Sweden Alireza AHMADVAND School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Niayesh MOHEBBI Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza JAVADI Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Asghar AGHAMOHAMMADI Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Network (PIDNet), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran Nima REZAEI Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Background: Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are heterogeneous group of inherited disorders mainly characterized by recurrent infections leading to several times hospital admissions. The economic impact of PID is a challenging issue; therefore, this study was designed to determine the medical costs of hospitalizations in this group of patients as an indicator of the direct cost of these diseases. Methods: One hundred and ten children with PID hospitalized in the Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran, Iran were included in this study during Jan 2011 and Jan 2012. All direct costs during the admission period were calculated, using the hospital information system. Results: Medical cost was 7.090$ per patient per admission. Among them, about 1.580$ belong to drug consuming during hospitalization. Anti-infective drugs for systemic use were the most cost-consuming group of drugs, followed by alimentary tract and metabolism and blood and blood forming organs agents. Investigation of anti-infective group internally showed that immune sera and immunoglobulin and antiviral agents for systemic use consisting the most important medication for PID patients during hospital admission. Conclusion: Although the results of economic evaluations in a region cannot necessarily be applied to other regions, having an overall estimation of hospital admission costs and types of drugs used during admission could be helpful in health policy system.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9388 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9388/5645

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 431 432 Seyed Ahmad SEYEDALINAGHI Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Behnam FARHOUDI Clinical Research Development Center, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Minoo MOHRAZ Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mona MOHAMMADI FIROUZEH Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mostafa HOSSEINI Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Kianoush KAMALI AIDS Office, Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Prevalence of HIV in a Prison of Tehran by Active Case Finding https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9402 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9402/5660

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 351 356 Solmaz OHADIAN MOGHADAM Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza POURMAND Dept. of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Masoumeh DOURAGHI Dept. of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Samira SABZI Dept. of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Parisa GHAFFARI Biotechnology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 14 2017 03 14 Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant challenge to the burn patient. The implementation of proper monitoring programs and prompt identification of epidemic MRSA strains are critical to consequently control and eradicate potential outbreaks. This study aimed to define the genetic relatedness of MRSA strains isolated from burn patients by analyzing the large fragments of DNA. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 126 pus/wound swabs from skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) were collected from inpatients of Shahid Motahari Burn Center (Tehran, Iran) in 2013. Then, molecular typing of MRSA was achieved by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). Results: The PFGE analysis of MRSA indicated 31 single types and 5 common types. There was a significant diversity in the chromosomal digestion pattern of the MRSA strains explained by the acquisition of MRSA from various sources. Conclusion: The permanent import of novel types of MRSA strains despite the rigorous infection control measures carried out within the center. The importance of PFGE in understanding the epidemiology of MRSA may serve as a basis for the development of rational control strategies.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/9389 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/9389/5646

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 3 2017 03 14 433 434 Morteza BAGHERPOUR Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran Asma ERJAEE Dept. of Pediatrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran