Food handlers regardless whether preparing or serving food, key roles in transmission of food-borne infections. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in food handlers. In present study, a comprehensive literature search was carried out in electronic databases including: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Magiran, Scientific Information Database (SID), Iran Medex and Iran Doc to identify all the published studies from 2000 to 31st April, 2019. A total of 25 articles from different regions of Iran identified and fulfilled our eligibility criteria. Totally 140447 cases were examined and 1163 cases were infected with intestinal parasites. Of all cases, 19516 were male and 5901 were female with 1163 and 652 infected case respectively. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was evaluated 14% [95%CI: 11-17%]. Results indicated that protozoan such as Giardia lamblia, with prevalence of 41.

Background: Trichomonas vaginalis is, one of due to vaginitis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted and treatable infection in the world. Co-infection of T. vaginalis along with other agents of vaginitis should always be considered in patients with chronic vulvovaginal symptoms. Case: An Iranian woman with 32 years of age and signs of vaginitis infection referred to a midwifery clinic in Bandar Abbas. While she used antifungal and antibacterial medications many times during the past two years to treat her vaginitis infection, but since her husband did not do so, all the clinical signs of her infection reappeared again after a short time. A miscarriage, genital warts in the lower end of the uterus (cervix), yellowish-green foamy secretion, and vigorous redness of the lower end of the uterus were among the problems reported in her medical record. To diagnose the disease, sampling was done from the posterior fornix of vagina and using direct smear and Diamond culture medium, the specimen was examined for the presence of T. vaginalis by a specialist in parasitology. Based on the direct smear test results, the specimen was positive for yeast and bacteria and negative for T. vaginalis, while culture test result was positive for the presence of T. vaginalis. Therefore, the woman referred to a physician qualified in gynecology for her infection therapy, but this time with her husband. The duration of their treatment was three months, after which the culture test result (after 72 h) was negative for T. vaginalis, and the clinical signs of the infection ameliorated. Conclusion: It is recommended that, in addition to careful examination of patients' clinical symptoms, direct smear and culture methods be employed in midwifery centers to correctly diagnose vaginitis. In addition, the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in people involved in a sexual relationship should be done simultaneously.

Many universities have turned to e-learning during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic around the world. Ensuring the quality of higher education, especially in medicine, is considered one of the tasks of the education system, which is essential for both traditional methods and e-learning. This study aimed to monitor and evaluate the quality of e-learning conducted using the university LMS system for courses offered in the BS section and ICM section of medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study was an evaluation study using a goal-based approach that was conducted using the descriptive cross-sectional method. This study included 76 specialized courses offered in the first semester of the academic year of Bandar Abbas University of Medical Sciences, and participants were evaluated in terms of compliance with the course plan and the quality of the uploaded content. About 60% of e-learning courses presented in the course plan were in compliance with the curriculum. The uploaded educational content of 46.1% of the courses was good, 38.2% of the courses were relatively good, and 15.8% of the courses were not good. In the general review, e-learning courses offered were at a relatively desired level. Due to the new e-learning in medical schools, there is a need to monitor e-learning sessions during the course.

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