Background:Bedsores are damage or loss of skin integrity due to prolonged pressure which there are several ways to treat and prevent them.The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Plantago major L.and Rosa d...Background:Bedsores are damage or loss of skin integrity due to prolonged pressure which there are several ways to treat and prevent them.The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Plantago major L.and Rosa damascene herbal ointment for bedsore healing in hospitalized patients.Methods:This clinical trial study was accomplished with 100 patients divided into control(50 patients)and intervention(50 patients)groups.The control group had received routine treatment(dressing with Comfeel),but the intervention group only had received herbal ointment and then both groups were compared with each other through the pressure ulcer scale for healing(PUSH)tool.Results:The mean and standard deviation of recovery time in the Comfeel group was 27.40±12.467 and in the herbal ointment group was 21.57±12.695.In the pre-intervention evaluation,the mean and standard deviation of the PUSH score in the herbal ointment group was 10.44±0.323 while in the last evaluation in the same group it was 0.68±0.288 but in the Comfeel group,in the pre-intervention evaluation,the mean and standard deviation of the PUSH score was 10.68±0.317,while in the last evaluation it was 1.98±0.472.The highest frequency of bedsores in the study units was in the sacral region(49%)and the lowest frequency was in the sole of the foot with 1%.Conclusion:The results showed that Plantago major L.and Rosa damascene herbal ointment was effective in accelerating recovery time and wound healing.展开更多
Objective:To present the findings of a study on isolation of four unrelated environmental strains of Mycobacterium setense(M.setense)from hospital environment and help to assess the natural habitat and the mode of tra...Objective:To present the findings of a study on isolation of four unrelated environmental strains of Mycobacterium setense(M.setense)from hospital environment and help to assess the natural habitat and the mode of transmission in man.Methods:The water samples were collected from hospital departments and cultured on L鰓enstein-Jensen and Sauton's media.The isolates,i.e.,AW3-2,AW5,AW11 and AW18 were subjected to identification by conventional and molecular tests including sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA.Results:The water isolates revealed the phenotypic and molecular features which were consistent with M.setense including a genus specific amplicon of the hsp65 gene and 99.6%similarities with those of M.setense CIP:109395T 16S rRNA gene sequences.Conclusions:The current report will contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and path of transmission of this opportunistic pathogen to human.展开更多
基金All the ethical considerations based on the International Ethical Protocols were considered by the authors and the work was approved by the ethics committee of the Khomein of Medical Sciences University(Approval code:IR.KHOMEIN.REC.1397.003)This study has also been registered in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials(IRCT20100130003227N13)on May 24,2019.
文摘Background:Bedsores are damage or loss of skin integrity due to prolonged pressure which there are several ways to treat and prevent them.The aim of the study was to determine the effect of Plantago major L.and Rosa damascene herbal ointment for bedsore healing in hospitalized patients.Methods:This clinical trial study was accomplished with 100 patients divided into control(50 patients)and intervention(50 patients)groups.The control group had received routine treatment(dressing with Comfeel),but the intervention group only had received herbal ointment and then both groups were compared with each other through the pressure ulcer scale for healing(PUSH)tool.Results:The mean and standard deviation of recovery time in the Comfeel group was 27.40±12.467 and in the herbal ointment group was 21.57±12.695.In the pre-intervention evaluation,the mean and standard deviation of the PUSH score in the herbal ointment group was 10.44±0.323 while in the last evaluation in the same group it was 0.68±0.288 but in the Comfeel group,in the pre-intervention evaluation,the mean and standard deviation of the PUSH score was 10.68±0.317,while in the last evaluation it was 1.98±0.472.The highest frequency of bedsores in the study units was in the sacral region(49%)and the lowest frequency was in the sole of the foot with 1%.Conclusion:The results showed that Plantago major L.and Rosa damascene herbal ointment was effective in accelerating recovery time and wound healing.
文摘Objective:To present the findings of a study on isolation of four unrelated environmental strains of Mycobacterium setense(M.setense)from hospital environment and help to assess the natural habitat and the mode of transmission in man.Methods:The water samples were collected from hospital departments and cultured on L鰓enstein-Jensen and Sauton's media.The isolates,i.e.,AW3-2,AW5,AW11 and AW18 were subjected to identification by conventional and molecular tests including sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA.Results:The water isolates revealed the phenotypic and molecular features which were consistent with M.setense including a genus specific amplicon of the hsp65 gene and 99.6%similarities with those of M.setense CIP:109395T 16S rRNA gene sequences.Conclusions:The current report will contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and path of transmission of this opportunistic pathogen to human.
