Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Research Article

2/7/2012

Standardization of an Indirect ELISA for Serological Diagnosis of Aspergilloma

Nariman Shah-Hosseini, Alireza Khabiri, Farideh Bagheri, Hashem Yazdi, Nima Farajianfar

Research Article

2/7/2012

Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Hospital Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in Mashhad-Iran During 2009 - 2011

Ahmadreza Zarifian, Ali Sadeghian, Hamid Sadeghian, Kiarash Ghazvini, Hadi Safdari

Materials and Methods: In this study 170 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were identified in laboratory. The specimens (including 82 urine, 43 wound, 37blood, 8 stool samples) were collected and examined by standard diagnostic methods. Determination of S. aureus sensitivity to antibiotics was performed using standard disc diffusion method. The antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria were reported according to the clinical laboratory standards institute (CLSI) manual as sensitive (S), intermediate (I) and resistant (R).

Case Report

2/7/2012

A Forty-Six-Year-Old Man With Tracheomegaly and Bronchiectasis

Abbas Fadaii, Bahador Bagheri

Letter

2/7/2012

Photo Quiz: Tapeworm in Stomach

Mohsen Masoudi, Zahedin Kheyri, Ali Ali-Asgari

Research Article

2/7/2012

Prevalence of Ceftriaxon-Sensitive Pneumococci Infection and Use of E- Test for Patients Admitted to Ghaem and Imam Reza Hospitals During a Two-Year Period

Ashraf Tavanaee Sani, Maryam Mojtabavi, Kiarash Ghazvini

Background: The emergence of Penicillin resistance and multidrug-resistant pneumococcal strains is a global concern. Several reports have demonstrated a correlation between increased Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Penicillin, and increased MICs of Cephalosporins and other β-lactam antibiotics. It should be pointed out that pneumococcal resistance to Penicillin may predict an unfavorable response to other β-lactam antibiotics.

Conclusions: Considering the low rate of Ceftriaxone resistance amongst isolated pneumcocci.in this study, Only Ceftriaxone treatment of adult patients with invasive pneumococcal infections (other than CNS infections) is sufficient; but pediatric patients and patients with CNS infections should be treated with Ceftriaxone and Vancomycin. Apparently, diminution of Vancomycin use can be resulted in reduction of the resistance rate among other bacteria, sensitive to this antimicrobial agent, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococci.

Research Article

2/7/2012

Statistical Study of Clinical Predictors of Influenza A (H1N1) in Iran

Hossain Faramarzi, Mahdie Khalily Zade, Maryam Bazrgar, Negar Panahi, Behrooz Fathi

Case Report

2/7/2012

Psychogenic Vomiting Considered as Co-Morbidity With Tuberculosis in Adolescents

Alireza Fahimzad, Azadeh Gharooei, Nava Safaei

A twelve-year-old girl with disseminated Tuberculosis was complicated by psychogenic vomiting and multiple drugs’ adverse effects. She was admitted to our hospital, complaining of fever, cough and abdominal pain. Diagnosis of TB was obtained by abdominal CT-scan and open liver biopsy. During the anti-TB treatment, hepatitis, hemolytic anemia and pancreatitis occurred due to some drugs' side effects In addition, her main complaint was of persistent nausea which made all probable somatic basis ruled out, since she did not also show response to routine antiemetic treatment. As a result, the patient’s depression as well as the appropriate response to anti-depressant therapy helped us in confirming the diagnosis of psychogenic vomiting.

Review Article

2/7/2012

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Review Article

Payam Tabarsi, Masoud Mardani

Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases: Jul 2012, 7 (3), 8 articles.