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Aims: Given the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections and the importance of antibiogram pattern in the treatment of these infections, the present study aimed to evaluate the methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.
Materials & Methods: S. aureus isolates were diagnosed using proprietary cultivation environments and standard biochemical methods by isolating 130 Staphylococcus samples from patients’ clinical specimens. The isolates antibiotic susceptibility pattern was determined by disc diffusion method. MRSA isolates were identified using cefoxitin discs, and the E-test method was used to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin antibiotic. Furthermore, the multiplex PCR method was used to study the frequency of mecA and vanA genes.       
Results: In the present study, 57 out of 130 Staphylococcus isolates were diagnosed as S. aureus. According to the antibiogram test results, the isolates showed the highest resistance to penicillin (92.98%) and the lowest resistance to ciprofloxacin (10.52 %). In addition, the resistance to methicillin was reported as 21.56 % using cefoxitin disc.  According to the E-test results, 90% of the isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, and 10% showed heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin. The molecular analysis indicated that mecA gene was present in 35.08% of the isolates, but no isolate contained vanA gene.
Conclusion: Despite the lack of resistance to vancomycin, the isolates showed a high resistance to methicillin. Therefore, the present study results emphasized the necessity of performing antibiotic sensitivity tests before the drug administration. 

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Aims: One of the important causes of anxiety in COVID-19 is the inability to regulate emotion and lack of self-control during threatening conditions. Psychotherapy techniques have been effective in reducing psychological disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on the emotional regulation and self-control of these patients.
Materials & Methods: It was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a control group. The statistical population included 30 men who were undergoing COVID-19 quarantine. Available sampling was used and individuals were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, dialectical behavior therapy was performed in 10 sessions of 90 minutes. Tangi self-control and Garnofsky emotion regulation questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 software and multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of emotional regulation and self-control variables in the experimental and control groups (p<0.05). The effect of this treatment on increasing the emotional regulation score was 27% and on increasing the self-control score was 15%.
Conclusion: Dialectical behavior therapy can increase cognitive regulation and improve self-control in patients with COVID-19. It is suggested that this intervention be used in psychological treatment programs.