Co-Infection of Mucormycosis and COVID-19: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of Patients Admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran.

Background And Aims: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of mucormycosis, a rare but often fatal fungal infection, gained significant attention due to its increased prevalence among immunocompromised patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characterize the clinical features of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in patients admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran.

Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study analyzed clinical data from patients admitted between November 2020 and November 2021.

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Different Polymorphisms of the Vitamin D Receptor.

Background: Vitamin D leads to the activation of macrophages and limitation of intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms can facilitate the development of tuberculosis (TB). Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on response to treatment in patients with pulmonary TB for different VDR polymorphisms.

Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Tuberculosis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and infection of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) have appeared as major public health problems. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at determining the relationship between TB and the risk of HCV infection.

Methods: Google Scholar, Embase, Medline, Pubmed, web of sciences (ISI), and Scopus were searched until March 2022.

Comprehensive assessment of COVID-19 case fatality rate and influential factors in Khuzestan Province, Iran: a two-year study.

Background: The emergence of a new pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) resulted in a high mortality rate across the world. This study sought to comprehensively analyze the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) associated with COVID-19 in the Khuzestan province of Iran". The primary objective was to discern patterns and determinants influencing CFR, shedding light on the evolving impact of the pandemic on morbidity and mortality.

Potentially pathogenic culturable bacteria in hemodialysis waters.

Background: Hemodialysis patients are at risk of acquiring healthcare-related infections due to using non-sterile water to prepare hemodialysis fluid. Therefore, microbiological control and monitoring of used water are of crucial importance.

Materials And Methods: In this work, we identified bacterial populations occupying a hemodialysis water distribution system for almost a 6-month period in Ahvaz city, southwest of Iran.

The Effects of Convalescent Plasma Transfusion on Serum Levels of Macrophage-Associated Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients with Severe COVID-19.

As an antibody-based therapy, plasma therapy has been used as an emergency therapeutic strategy against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 infection. Due to the critical role of macrophages in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)-associated hyperinflammation, the main objective of this study was to assess the effect of plasma transfusion on the expression levels of the inflammatory biomarkers involved in activation and pulmonary infiltration of macrophages. The target population included 50 severe hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were randomly assigned into 2 groups, including intervention and control.

A randomized clinical trial investigating the impact of magnesium supplementation on clinical and biochemical measures in COVID-19 patients.

Background: This study sought to examine the impact of magnesium supplementation on clinical outcomes and biochemical factors among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods: This double-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted at Razi Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran, between September 2021 and March 2022. Participants aged 18-70 years with moderate disease severity were enrolled.

Evaluation the frequencies of HLA alleles in moderate and severe COVID-19 patients in Iran: A molecular HLA typing study.

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first reported in December 2019 and it has spread globally ever since. The HLA system is crucial in directing anti-viral immunity and recent studies are investigating the possible involvement of the HLA genes on the severity of immune inflammation in different phases of COVID-19.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, peripheral blood-extracted genomic DNAs of 109 COVID-19 patients and 70 healthy controls were genotyped for different alleles of HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DRB1 loci using sequence-specific primer PCR method.

Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Tuberculosis in Southwest Iran: A Machine Learning Method.

Background: Tuberculosis is a principal public health issue. Reducing and controlling tuberculosis did not result in the expected success despite implementing effective preventive and therapeutic programs, one of the reasons for which is the delay in definitive diagnosis. Therefore, creating a diagnostic aid system for tuberculosis screening can help in the early diagnosis of this disease.

Assessment of the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of endophytic strains of Bacillus and closely related genera from Carpinus betulus in the Hyrcanian forests of Iran.

Background: Identification and characterization of the endophytic microorganism, is gaining their underestimated significance in influencing health, performance, and other biological attributions of plants in general and forest tree species in particular. Because of the scarcity of information on the endophytic microbiome of the Hyrcanian forests species, including hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) trees, as a major constituent thereof, the present study aimed at the identification and partial characterization of the endophytic Bacillus species of Carpinus betulus as the first step in this context.

Deficit irrigation strategies (PRD, SDI) and titanium nanoparticles improve water use efficiency and flower quality in greenhouse-grown cut roses.

This study explored the use of deficit irrigation techniques for water management in the hydroponic greenhouse cultivation of cut roses. A factorial experiment was conducted using three irrigation treatments: full irrigation (FI), partial root drying (PRD), and sustained deficit irrigation (SDI), and three doses of titanium dioxide nanoparticle foliar application (0, 15, and 30 ppm) as stress alleviation. Results showed that drought stress increased biochemical parameters such as the plants' proline and total phenol content.

Incidence trend analysis of tuberculosis in Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran: 2010-2019.

Objectives: Identifying the trend of diseases and its changes over time can be highly important in evaluating the extent and method of achieving strategies for controlling them, developing health indicators, and health planning. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of tuberculosis.

Methods: As a repeated cross-sectional study in which the population under study was a census, this study involved all tuberculosis cases registered in 21 cities of Southwest of Iran, from 2010 to 2019.

The prevalence of and factors related to reinfection with COVID-19 in Ahvaz, Iran: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Reinfection with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus may be as serious as the first infection, exposing people to risks such as admission to hospital or even death. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of and the factors related to reinfection in Ahvaz, Iran.

Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study that was conducted on 200 reinfected individuals and 200 people who had once been infected with COVID-19.

Investigating the intensity of social contacts associated with tuberculosis: a weighted networks model.

Background: Tuberculosis is known as one of the principal health problems, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to visualize, statistically model, and describe the weighted networks to investigate the intensity of social contacts associated with tuberculosis.

Methods: In this case-control study, we applied weighted network analysis to assess the network of person-time spent in stores, workplaces, restaurants, mosques, Police bases, homes, hospitals, colleges, hairdressers, schools, contact homes, health centers, cinemas, parks, and markets.

Exploring the underlying factors of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in Ahvaz, Iran: a comprehensive cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Around 70% of the Iranian population had received two doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines by the end of 2021. In this study, we evaluated the reasons for vaccination refusal among people in Ahvaz, Iran.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 800 participants (400 vaccinated and 400 unvaccinated) were recruited.

Social Contact Patterns Associated With Tuberculosis: A Case-control Study in Southwest Iran.

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern worldwide. Social contact patterns can affect the epidemiology and risk of airborne diseases such as TB. This study was designed to investigate the social contact patterns associated with TB.

Capture - recapture based study on the completeness of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis reporting in southwest Iran during 2016.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the ten leading causes of death in infectious diseases and one of the ten leading causes of death in the world. For any TB control program, a valid surveillance is essential. In order to assess the status of the assessment, the quality of the record and the completeness of reporting should be assessed.

The therapeutic efficacy of quercetin in combination with antiviral drugs in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A randomized controlled trial.

In this study, the therapeutic efficacy of quercetin in combination with remdesivir and favipiravir, were evaluated in severe hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Our main objective was to assess the ability of quercetin for preventing the progression of the disease into critical phase, and reducing the levels of inflammatory markers related to SARS-Cov-2 pathogenesis. Through an open-label clinical trial, 60 severe cases were randomly divided into control and intervention groups.

Evaluation of the frequency of resistance to 2 drugs (Isoniazid and Rifampin) by molecular investigation and it's risk factors in new cases of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in health centers under the cover of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2017.

Introduction: Despite the great efforts to control tuberculosis (TB), the disease is still one of the major health challenges throughout the world. The basic treatment for TB is drug therapy. Currently, the main anti-tuberculosis drugs with major use in the treatment and control of the disease are isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, and streptomycin.

The effect of short message service (SMS) on knowledge and preventive behaviors of diabetic foot ulcer in patients with diabetes type 2.

Objective: The present study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an educational intervention via mobile cells on foot care knowledge and foot care practices in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Material And Methods: This is an interventional quasi-experimental study carried out in 4 community health centers in Andimeshk City in Iran in 2017. Of 160 patients 80 cases were randomly assigned as intervention group and 80 patients as the control one.

Antimicrobial resistance patterns and virulence factors of enterococci isolates in hospitalized burn patients.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of the antimicrobial resistance and genes encoding virulence factors of enterococci isolated in hospitalized burn patients in a major burn center in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran. A total of 340 bacterial isolates were collected from the burn center from February 2014 to February 2015. The antimicrobial susceptibility and MIC of vancomycin were determined using the disk diffusion and micro-agar dilution techniques.

Infection after open heart surgery in Golestan teaching hospital of Ahvaz, Iran.

The present study surveyed demographic and infection data which were obtained after open heart surgery (OHS) through patient's admission in Golestan teaching hospital, Ahvaz metropolitan city of Iran, taking into account the confirmed location of the infection, microorganism and antibiotic susceptibility. The occurrence of infection among patients during 48 to 72 h after surgery and hospital admission is the definition of Nosocomial infections (NIs) (Salmanzadeh et al., 2015) [1].

Toxoplasmosis in Iran: A guide for general physicians working in the Iranian health network setting: A systematic review.

Background: Human toxoplasmosis is an important zoonotic infection worldwide which is caused by the intracellular parasite (T.gondii). The aim of this study was to review briefly the general aspects of toxoplasma infection in in Iranian health system network.

Seroepidemiology of Rubella in Women Under 25 Years Old Attending Medical Centers in Ahvaz, Iran in 2013.

Background: Rubella is a mild viral infection affecting women of reproductive age, and the fetus in early pregnancy, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth and Congenital Rubella Syndrome.

Objectives: The present study aimed to assess serum level of anti-rubella antibodies in women younger than 25 years attending medical centers in Ahvaz city.

Patients And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 760 women younger than 25 years attending medical centers in Ahvaz.