A criticism on the article History of Bacterial Infection Diseases in Iran
In issue 4 of the Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology (Volume 12, Issue 4, 2018, pp.230-238), an article entitled “History of Bacterial Infection Diseases in Iran" was published by Akbar Mirsalehian and Mosayeb Dalvand (http://dx.doi.org/10.30699/ijmm.12.4.230). Respected authors of the article with the aim of re-reading the history of common bacterial infectious diseases in Iran in a part of the study examined the history of trachoma infectious disease. Despite some important therapeutic measures in the fight against trachoma, but historical sources and documents show that important aspects of trachoma have not been carefully considered by researchers. Owing to the importance of medical history studies in medical research, please publish the following points in one of the journal's issues as a letter to the editor.
This article is a letter to the editor regarding a previously published article in the Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology about the history of bacterial infectious diseases in Iran. Specifically, the letter addresses the section on trachoma and argues that important aspects of the disease's history in Iran have not been carefully considered by researchers. The letter emphasizes the importance of medical history studies in medical research and is intended to highlight points that the authors believe deserve further attention. It suggests that despite therapeutic measures, a deeper understanding of the historical context of trachoma in Iran is still needed.
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