assessment of psychiatric symptoms using scl-90-r among hiv/aids individuals in razavi khorasan province, iran

Assessment of Psychiatric Symptoms Using SCL-90-R among HIV/AIDS Individuals in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Dear Editor, HIV infection, the same as other chronic diseases, is associated with psychiatric symptoms. 1 A profound psychological distress is made after the diagnosis of infection, and several psychiatric disorders including AIDS phobia, bereavement and grief, anxiety and depression were shown as a reaction to the infection. 2 Associating the infection to the stigmatized and illegal behaviors...

Assessment of psychiatric symptoms using the SCL-90

Motorcycle Fatal Accidents in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran

BACKGROUND All over the world motorcycle accident are one of the major causes of road death and injury. This study aimed to determine the pattern of Motorcycle Fatal Accidents in Mashhad-Iran. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 2006 to analyze the epidemiological pattern of the motorcycle accident in Mashhad, North-Eastern Iran. Three hundred fifty cases of moto...

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

BACKGROUND Echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. This investigation assessed the presence of E. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the Chenaran region of Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fecal samples from 77 domestic and stray dogs and 14 wild carnivores were examined...

Serological study of small ruminant lentiviruses in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran

Maedi-Visna (MV) virus and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus known as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) cause chronic diseases in susceptible animals. The main reservoirs of these viral agents are sheep and goat. In sheep, MV virus causes a disease as the same name of the virus. This is the first seroprevalence survey of SRLVs in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran...

Genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran.

BACKGROUND/AIM Several types of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), with variations in different parts of the genome, have been isolated from different regions of the world. Based on heterogenic sequences in the isolated genome, HCV is classified into different genotypes and subtypes. Data on distribution of HCV genotypes in a certain region could be important to patient management. Therefore, this st...