Journal of Archives in Military Medicine
Year:2022 | Volume:10 | Issue:1|Papers Count:6

Background: Dyslipidemia is a disorder caused by alterations in the plasma concentrations of one or more lipids/lipoproteins. It is considered a metabolic disease that exposes the body to various harmful and even fatal events, one of which is the increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Military police offi, cers, in turn, are exposed to high physical and psychological risks and may suff, er from cardiovascular diseases more than other professions. Objectives: In this sense, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the lipid profi, le of military police offi, cers working in a special operations group to identify the prevalence of dyslipidemia among the subjects. Methods: In total, 65 volunteers participated in the study, members of a special operations battalion (37. 26 ,5. 77 years of age). Blood collection was performed after 12 hours of fasting to analyze the following variables: Total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, and HDL-c. Results: The total cholesterol value presented the highest variation, since 77% of those evaluated showed altered values. Regarding the values of HLD, LDL, and triglycerides, most subjects (89%, 72%, and 80%, respectively) presented results within normal values Conclusions: It can be concluded that most participants presented regular values for most of the analyzed lipid fractions, which could contribute to their demands during their work activities. It is believed that the positive results seen in this group, which is heterogeneous with respect to age, are due to an extremely rigorous selection process and a training program that elevates the individuals to the rank of elite soldiers within the Brazilian military police.

Dear Editor, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate intracellular parasite capable of infecting warm-blooded animals, specially in humans and domestic animals (1). Infection with T. gondii in healthy individuals is often mild, while in immunocompromised patients causes a serious disease (2). Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease, in which insuffi, cient or no insulin is produced (3). In fact, the exact causes of T1DM are still controversial,however, it is apparent that environmental and genetic factors, as well as infectious agents are involved (3, 4). According to evidence, infection with T. gondii is more common in diabetic patients (5). Therefore, this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence rate of T. gondii infection in T1DM patients and its associated risk factors in Abadan, southwest Iran. In this cross-section study, we included 41 patients with T1DM referred to Taleghani hospital in Abadan from December 2019 to March 2020. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and a questionnaire including demographic information was fi, lled out, as earlier described (6, 7). To evaluate IgG antibody against T. gondii infection, 5 mL of blood sample was collected from each subject. The samples were centrifuged at 1700, g for four minutes and then stored at-20°, C until use. To detect IgG antibodies against T. gondii infection, we used commercial ELISA kit (Torch-IgG-Trinity Biotech Company) based on the manufacturer’, s guideline, as previously performed (7, 8). Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 21), and the P value less than 0. 05 was considered as statistically signifi, cant. . .

Background: This study aimed to investigate the eff, ect of 8 weeks of strenuous endurance training (ET) with ginger extract supplementation on resting levels of serum interleukin-17 (IL-17) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of muscle in male Wistar rats. Methods: Forty rats were divided randomly into fi, ve groups: control (n = 8), Sham (n = 8), zingier (n = 8), ET (n = 8), and ET + zingiber (n = 8). The training protocols consisted of ET on a treadmill for 8 weeks (5 days a week). Ginger extract (100 g/kg body weight) was injected subcutaneously in the ginger group and ET + zingiber group for 8 weeks (3 days a week) from the beginning of the second week. Forty-eight hours after the last training session and 4 hours of overnight fasting, blood and tissue samples were collected. The serum concentration of IL-17 was measured using the ELISA method by BT kit, China. TAC concentration of muscle tissue was measured using the colorimetric method with ZELBIO kits, Germany. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheff, e’,post hoc tests were used to analyze the data. Results: This study showed that after 8 weeks, serum levels of IL-17 were signifi, cantly higher in the ET groups than in the control group (P < 0. 05). Also, serum IL-17 was signifi, cantly decreased in the ET + ginger group than the endurance group (P < 0. 05). However, there was no signifi, cant diff, erence in TAC of muscle tissue in the ET, ginger, and ET + ginger groups than the control group (P < 0. 05). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that 8 weeks of endurance training, combined with ginger supplementation, signifi, cantly reduced the infl, ammatory marker of IL-17. Therefore, ginger supplementation with endurance training seems to have a protective role against oxidative and infl, ammatory factors.

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important opportunistic pathogen, and carbapenem resistance is an emerging problem. The determination of resistance genes is vital for epidemiological purposes, and the early determination of carbapenemase production methods is also recommended. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the presence of VIM, NDM, IMP, GES, SPM, GIM, and SIM genes in P. aeruginosa isolates. Methods: In this study, 200 carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates were included. The DNA extraction of the carbapenemresistant isolates was performed using the boiling method. Following the DNA extraction, optimization was conducted using the original primers. After optimization, the VIM, NDM, IMP, GES, SPM, GIM, and SIM genes were examined using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Results: The isolates were mainly identifi, ed from the tracheal aspirate cultures (34. 5%). The PCR method revealed the presence of VIM in one of the P. aeruginosa isolates, and the NDM gene in one isolate using. None of the isolates was positive in terms of the IMP, GES, SPM, GIM, and SIM genes. Conclusions: In our study, two carbapenemase genes (VIM and NDM) were detected in the P. aeruginosa isolates.

Introduction: Quality of work life among nurses can aff, ect organizational productivity and quality of care. This study aimed to review the outcome of research conducted in this fi, eld. Methods: In this study, fi, ve major databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for relevant papers published between 2000 and October 2020 using the following keywords: ‘, nurse’, , ‘, nursing work life’, , ‘, quality of work life’, , ‘, nurses’,quality of work life’, , and ‘, scale’, . Finally, ten relevant studies were included in the study and the tools introduced in the selected articles were assessed according to the COSMIN checklist. Results: Out of 298 retrieved articles, nine related studies were analyzed based on the COSMIN checklist. None of these tools had all the features listed in COSMIN checklist. However, all tools had acceptable internal consistency and construct validity. Conclusions: Designing a valid and special tool to measure the quality of work life among the nurses is necessary to improve the quality of mental and physical conditions, prevent leaving the nursing job, increase motivation and willingness to work as a nurse, and increase productivity for nurses and organizations.

Background: Stress and strain are an inevitable part of a professional life and originate from work-related experiences. Since the residents are highly exposed to burnout aroused by physical, psychological, and emotional stress, this study aimed to investigate the frequency of burnout syndrome in medical assistants working in hospitals affi, liated with the Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study examined all residents working in the hospital affi, liated with the Urmia University of Medical Sciences using the census method. Two demographic and burnout questionnaires were distributed to collect the required information. Data were collected and imported to SPSS software version 20 and then analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: In this study, the results showed that out of 147 assistants in the study, 78 (53. 1%) were male and 69 (46. 9%) were female, and 104 (70. 7%) were married. The mean score of the questions was 34. 66 ,13. The mean score of burnout was 51. 53 ,11. 15 among the male residents and 53. 61 ,11. 74 among the female residents. The burnout score was 51. 82 ,11. 29 among the married assistants and 54. 19 ,11. 77 among the single assistants. Moreover, There was no relationship between gender and burnout score (P = 0. 275) and between marriage and burnout score (P = 0. 26). Conclusions: In this study, the results indicate that most residents suff, er from burnout symptoms,hence, appropriate measures and planning are required to detect and eliminate the causes of burnout.