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Epidemiological characterization of clinical isolates of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus through multilocus sequence ty** and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec ty** in Northwest Iran
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is considered a potential and aggressive nosocomial pathogen. It accounts for 50% of S. aureus isolates in tertiary hospitals in Iran, however, there is no suff...
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Neutropenic fever remains a major complication in acute leukemia. Decolonization is assumed as a promising intervention for eradicating causative agents of infection.
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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli endeavors: an insight into the characteristic features, resistance mechanism, and treatment choice
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the strains diverted from the intestinal status and account mainly for uropathogenicity. This pathotype has gained specifications in structure and virulence to turn into ...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from northwest of Iran during COVID-19 era
Tuberculosis (TB) is considered one of the most infectious diseases in the world. In this study, we intended to examine the epidemiology of tuberculosis by MIRU-VNTR to define the changes that occur in the tra...
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Potential Application of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Co-Precipitation Technology as a Coagulant for Water Treatment in Settling Tanks
Iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs), despite their small size, are stable and have a large surface area that allows for absorption and removal of ions as well as turbidity in a short period of time. Thus, the pr...
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Selection of a fully human single domain antibody specific to Helicobacter pylori urease
Helicobacter pylori bacteria are involved in gastroduodenal disorders, including gastric adenocarcinoma. Since the current therapies encounter with some significant shortcomings, much attention has been paid to t...
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Infection with Helicobacter pylori may result in the emergence of gastric adenocarcinoma. Among various toxins assisting pathogenesis of H. pylori, the vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) is one of the most potent tox...
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Modic changes in the adjacent vertebrae due to disc material infection with Propionibacterium acnes in patients with lumbar disc herniation
Modic changes (MCs) in vertebral bones are induced by two mechanisms of mechanical factors and infection. As Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) have been reported to be associated with LBP. The aim of this study ...
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The importance of Helicobacter pylori tnpA, tnpB, and cagA genes in various gastrointestinal diseases
The cag (cytotoxin-associated gene) pathogenicity island (cagPAI) is one of the major virulence determinants of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of the...
