8 results on '"Amir Roudgari"'
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2. A comparative study of teaching clinical guideline for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in two ways: face-to-face and workshop training on the knowledge and practice of nurses in the Intensive Care Unit
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MAJID YAZDANI, GOLNAR SABETIAN, SHAHIN RA'OFI, AMIR ROUDGARI, and MONIREH FEIZI
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Pneumonia ,Nurse ,Knowledge ,Education (General) ,L7-991 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most popular nosocomial infections in the intensive care units and the nurse’s role in preventing it is very important. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of face to face training and work- shop clinical guidelines in prevention of VAP. Methods: In this experimental randomized clinical trial, the knowledge and practice of nurses in ICUs were studied in two groups: face to face training (35 nurses) and workshops (40 nurses) by using clinical guidelines in prevention of VAP in one of the hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The level of knowledge and practice in each group was assessed by selfreport questionnaire, knowledge questionnaire and also direct observation of practice, before and after training. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, paired t-test, independent t-test, McNemar test, Fisher’s exact, sign and Chi-square test, using SPSS 14. Results: This study demonstrated that both methods of face to face training and workshop were very effective. The incidence of inappropriate pressure of cuff in the tracheal tubes and tracheostomy tubes was significantly reduced after training (p=0.001). But, by comparison of these two methods and the relationship between the variables revealed that no significant difference was found between the two groups of face to face training and workshop. Conclusion: Training the nurses is highly effective in preventing VAP, particularly for appropriate cuff pressure, suctioning and disinfecting hands.
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- 2015
3. <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19‐associated facial cutaneous mucormycosis superinfection: A potentially life‐threatening disease
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Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Amir Emami, Keyvan Pakshir, Amir Roudgari, Behzad Ghaffari, Tahere Rezaei, Golsa Shekarkhar, and Kamiar Zomorodian
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General Medicine - Published
- 2022
4. Challenges of diagnosis of COVID-19 in trauma patients: A case series
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Mansoor Masjedi, Masoomeh Zare, Sepideh Sefidbakht, Farid Zand, Hamid Reza Abbasi, Amir Roudgari, Shahram Paydar, Farnia Feiz, Seyed Hamed Jafari, Alireza Shakibafard, Hossein Abdolrahimzadeh Fard, and Golnar Sabetian
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medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,thoracic injuries ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,COVID-19 ,X-ray CT scans ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,trauma ,0302 clinical medicine ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Emergency medicine ,Emergency Medicine ,Medicine ,Original Article ,Surgery ,business - Abstract
Background Diagnosis of COVID-19 can be challenging in trauma patients, especially those with chest trauma and lung contusion. Methods We present a case series of patients from February and March 2020 who were admitted to our trauma center at Rajaee Hospital Trauma Center, in Shiraz, Iran and had positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test or chest CT scan suggestive of COVID-19 and were admitted to the specific ICU for COVID-19. Results Eight COVID-19 patients (6 male) with mean age of 40 (SD = 16.3) years old, were presented. All patients were cases of trauma injuries, with multiple injuries including chest trauma and lung contusion, admitted to our trauma center for management of their injuries, but they were diagnosed with COVID-19 as well. Two of them had coinfection of influenza type-B and SARS-CoV-2. All patients were treated for COVID-19 and three of them died; the rest were discharged from hospital. Conclusion Since PCR for SARS-CoV-2 is not always sensitive enough to confirm the cause of pneumonia, chest CT manifestations can be helpful, though, they are not always differentiable from lung contusion. Therefore, both the CT scan and the clinical and paraclinical presentation and course of improvement can be beneficial in diagnosing COVID-19 in the trauma setting.
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- 2020
5. Predictive monitoring and therapeutic immune biomarkers in the management of clinical complications of COVID-19
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Amir Roudgari, Mehrnoosh Doroudchi, Golnar Sabetian, Shahram Paydar, Najmeh Rokhtabnak, Hamed Fouladseresht, and Hossein Abdolrahimzadehfard
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ssRNA, single-stranded RNA ,CT, computerized tomography ,Complications ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,RA, rheumatoid arthritis ,Ab, antibody ,LY6E, lymphocyte antigen 6 family member E ,AT1R, Ang II receptor type 1 ,MDA-5, melanoma differentiation-associated protein-5 ,Immunopathology ,GzmB, granzyme B ,SAA, serum amyloid A ,SARS, severe acute respiratory ,Medicine ,DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation ,ORF-1ab, open reading frame 1ab ,RT-qPCR, real-time PCR-quantitative PCR ,Fio2, fraction of inspired oxygen ,Lung ,COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019 ,LDH, lactate dehydrogenase ,AICD, activation-induced cell death ,IRF-1, IFN regulatory factor 1 ,C3 and C5, complement proteins ,RBD, receptor-binding domain ,IP-10, interferon (IFN-γ inducible protein-10 ,CXCR, chemokine (C-X-C motifligand receptor ,Acquired immune system ,Prognosis ,KL-6, Krebs von den Lungen-6 ,JUN, c-Jun N-terminal kinases ,NSP, non-structural proteins ,Cytokines ,BEC, bronchial epithelial cell ,rhIL-1ra, recombinant human IL-1 receptor ,Antibody ,Cytokine Release Syndrome ,GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor ,NK, natural killer ,WBC, white blood cell ,MOF, multiple organ failure ,CP, convalescent plasma ,PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios ,FcγR, Fc gamma receptor ,Immunology ,HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Article ,PKR, protein kinase R ,MERS, middle east respiratory syndrome ,nAb, neutralizing antibody ,LWR, lymphocyte-to-WBCs ratio ,PT, prothrombin time ,IVIg, intravenous immunoglobulin ,Humans ,mAb, monoclonal antibody ,APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time ,NFkB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells ,ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome ,Monitoring, Physiologic ,ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate ,rIL7, recombinant IL-7 ,Pao2, partial pressure of oxygen ,rBP-C33, Leurecombinant surfactant protein C analogue ,HLA, human leukocyte antigen ,MUC, mucin ,scFv, single-chain variable fragment ,Biomarker ,medicine.disease ,CTL, cytotoxic T lymphocyte ,Immunity, Innate ,IL, interleukin ,RAS, regulator of the renin-angiotensin system ,Clinical trial ,TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor ,APC, antigen-presenting cell ,siRNA, small interfering RNA ,CXCL, chemokine (C-X-C motifligand ,PRR, pattern recognition receptors ,NLRP3, nod-like receptor protein 3 ,TMPRSS2, transmembrane serine protease 2 ,S-protein, spike-protein ,Biomarkers ,ACEI, ACE inhibitor ,LAG-3, lymphocyte-activation gene 3 ,MIP, macrophage inflammatory proteins ,Chemokine ,NCT, clinicaltrials.gov identifier ,CCL, chemokine (C-C motifligand ,TLR, toll like receptor ,CQ, chloroquine ,NKRF, NFkB repressing factor ,Cytokine storm ,C-GAS-STING, cGAMP binds to stimulator of interferon genes ,rhACE2-Fc fusion proteins, recombinant human ACE2-Fc fusion proteins ,srhACE2, soluble recombinant human (srhACE2 ,CRP, c-reactive protein ,BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ,Immunology and Allergy ,TGF, transforming growth factor ,Respiratory Distress Syndrome ,BTK, Bruton tyrosine kinase ,biology ,ICU, admissions to intensive care units ,IFITM, interferon-induced transmembrane protein ,PD1, programmed cell death protein 1 ,CRS, cytokine release syndrome ,VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor ,ISG, induction of IFN-stimulated gene ,PCT, procalcitonin ,S1PR, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors ,RIG, retinoic acid-inducible gene-I ,CCR, chemokine (C-C motifligand receptor ,TIM-3, T-cell immunoglobulin mucin 3 ,Ang, angiotensin ,Biomarker (medicine) ,AAK-1, activated protein (AP2 associated kinase 1 ,Chemokines ,AEC, alveolar epithelial cells ,ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme ,SP, surfactant ,NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio ,SARS-CoV, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ,ChiCTR, chinese clinical trial registry ,JAK, janus kinase ,Th, helper T cell ,Immune system ,IFN, interferon ,NTD, N terminal domain ,ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS ,HR-2, heptad repeat region-2 ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,HCQ, hydroxychloroquine ,SPo2, arterial oxygen saturation ,MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein ,Treg, regulatory T cells ,RLR, RIG-I-like receptors ,biology.protein ,ARB, Ang II receptor blocker ,dsRNA, double-stranded RNA ,business ,GAK, G-associated kinase ,N, nucleocapsid - Abstract
Graphical abstract, The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), appears with a wide spectrum of mild-to-critical clinical complications. Many clinical and experimental findings suggest the role of inflammatory mechanisms in the immunopathology of COVID-19. Hence, cellular and molecular mediators of the immune system can be potential targets for predicting, monitoring, and treating the progressive complications of COVID-19. In this review, we assess the latest cellular and molecular data on the immunopathology of COVID-19 according to the pathological evidence (e.g., mucus and surfactants), dysregulations of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators (e.g., cytokines and chemokines), and impairments of innate and acquired immune system functions (e.g., mononuclear cells, neutrophils and antibodies). Furthermore, we determine the significance of immune biomarkers for predicting, monitoring, and treating the progressive complications of COVID-19. We also discuss the clinical importance of recent immune biomarkers in COVID-19, and at the end of each section, recent clinical trials in immune biomarkers for COVID-19 are mentioned.
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- 2020
6. <div>Molecular evaluation of colistin-resistant gene expression changes in Acinetobacter baumannii with real-time polymerase chain reaction</div>
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Mohammad Ali Davarpanah, Amir Roudgari, Zahra Kargar Jahromi, Shahriar Sepahvand, Abbas Bahador, and Vajihe Karbasizade
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.drug_class ,030106 microbiology ,Antibiotics ,Biology ,law.invention ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Antibiotic resistance ,law ,Intensive care ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Polymerase chain reaction ,Pharmacology ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Acinetobacter baumannii ,Infectious Diseases ,Real-time polymerase chain reaction ,Colistin ,bacteria ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,Bacteria ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an important human pathogen which has recently gained increased attention due to the occurrence of drug-resistant nosocomial infections in patients suffering from immune system disorders, and those in hospital intensive care units. The aim of this research was to identify and isolate A. baumannii strains resistant to colistin, determine antibiotic resistance pattern of this bacteria, investigate the presence of colistin-resistant genes, and finally assess the effect of expression changes in pmrA and pmrB genes resistant to A. baumannii against colistin via real-time polymerase chain reaction. Methods The samples were initially purified and isolated using biochemical tests and Micro-gen kit. Later, the resistance pattern evaluation of validated samples to different antibiotics and colistin was carried out using two methods viz., disc diffusion and E-test. This was followed by the assessment of genes resistant to colistin via polymerase chain reaction besides gene expression changes via real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results The results of this study indicated that eleven strains of A. baumannii isolated from Shahid Rajaee Trauma Hospital were resistant to colistin. However, in the resistance pattern evaluation of A. baumannii isolated from Ali Asghar Hospital, all the strains were sensitive to colistin. In the evaluation of genes resistant to pmrA and pmrB, most of the strains resistant to colistin were carriers of these genes. Besides, in the expression assessment of these genes, it was demonstrated that expression of pmrA in the strains resistant to colistin significantly increased in relation to sensitive strains, but the expression of pmrB increased at a lower rate in the strains resistant to colistin as compared to the sensitive strains. Conclusion Thus, it can be safely mentioned that increased expression of pmrA was due to the resistance of A. baumannii to colistin.
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- 2017
7. Pulmonary and Latent Tuberculosis Screening in Opiate Drug Users
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Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Amir Roudgari, Ali Reza Hassan Abadi, Behnam Honarvar, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Mohsen Moghadami, and Neda Odoomi
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Adult ,Male ,Drug ,Methadone maintenance ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tuberculosis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Iran ,Latent Tuberculosis ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Pharmacology (medical) ,education ,Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ,Aged ,media_common ,education.field_of_study ,Harm reduction ,Latent tuberculosis ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Opioid-Related Disorders ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Sputum ,Female ,Opiate ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVES Opiates drug users are at much higher risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) infection than general population. We conducted this study to determine the susceptibility for pulmonary and latent TB infection in opiates drug users. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all opiates drug users referred to drop-in centers, methadone maintenance clinics, and harm-reduction facilities affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in southern Iran were screened for pulmonary and latent TB infection. RESULTS The participation rate of opiate drug users was 87.66% (263 of 300). Mean age was 37.37 ± 8.33 (range, 20-65) years. Two hundred twenty-six (85.93%) were male and 197 (74.90%) were injection drug users (IDUs). One hundred sixty-three (61.97%) had TB-related symptoms. Culture for TB was positive in 3 patients (1.14%) (2 non-IDUs and 1 IDU). Two patients (0.76%) showed acid-fast bacilli in the direct sputum smear. Eighty-five of 244 patients (34.83%) had a 5- to 10-mm induration in the skin TB test. Twenty-nine of 223 patients (13%) had abnormal findings from chest x-ray films. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary TB in opiate drug users is more than 100 times in the general population in Iran. Therefore, active and appropriate screening to detect pulmonary TB infection should be integrated into routine activities at all harm-reduction facilities for drug users, irrespective of their route of drug use or human immunodeficiency virus status, in this country.
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- 2013
8. Mycobacterium Strain and Type of Resistance in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Missed Link in Iran’s National Tuberculosis Plan
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Mohammad Taheri, Amir Roudgari, Amir Emami, Mohsen Rezaee, Fatemeh Khavandegaran, Ehsan Farzanfar, Zahra Zaree, Mohsen Moghadami, Abbas Behzad Behbahani, Behnam Honarvar, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Golnar Sami Kashkoli, and Jamalodin Goharnejad
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Tuberculosis ,INHA ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Isoniazid ,General Medicine ,Drug resistance ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,Gene mutation ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,rpoB ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Kowsar ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background:: The Incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is constantly increasing. Objectives:: This study aimed to clarify an important missed link in Iran’s national TB plan. Patients and Methods:: Through a 9-month period, all pulmonary TB patients diagnosed based on the national TB protocol, in Shiraz TB center, were selected and culture of TB colonies, drug susceptibility testing (DST), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of IS6110 gene, Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin (RIF) tuberculosis resistance were done to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results:: In 92 included patients, (mean age 45.4 ± 15 years), DST results showed that 16 cases (17.4%) were resistant to INH, 19 (20.7 %) to RIF and 24 (26.1%) to both INH and RIF. Polymerase chain reaction identified IS6110 gene in 71 cases (77.2%) and gene mutations in 3 (3.2%) KatG, 3 (3. 2%) InhA, 9 (9.7%) both KatG and InhA, 17 (18.4%) rpoB and 20 (21.7%) in KatG, InhA and rpoB genes. Patients with INH-resistant tuberculosis were more than those with RIF-resistant (OR = 7.1). Conclusions:: Findings of the present study show that 4 out of five new cases of pulmonary TB patients who were diagnosed based on the national TB protocol (clinical symptoms and acid fast bacilli staining) had IS6110 gene (MTB, Mycobactrium TB) and at least one-fifth of this group had A kind of Drug Resistant TB. Therefore, by using PCR ,as a complementary test, it could be possible to start 1st line anti-TB drugs for only MTB cases (up to 77% of the patients) and 2nd line drugs for MDR cases (15% of cases). This policy aims to achieve safety and better outcome for patients while saving human and financial resources in health care system.
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- 2015
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