health care workers (hcw) are at high risk of occupational exposure from blood-borne pathogens. the most important pathogens that can be transmitted to hcw are hiv with prevalence of 2.24 per 100000, hbv with prevalence of 2.3%, and hcv with prevalence of 0.2% in iran. most of this occupational transmission can be prevented through standard precautions reducing exposure. these precautions, howe...

diatomaceous earth (de) is a dust composed of fossilized bodies of unicellular algae used as an insecticide. in this study, the insecticidal potential of four iranian de deposits was assessed in adults of oryzaephilus surinamensis (l.). three of de deposits were collected from maragheh, mamaghan, and khorasan jonoobi mines and sayan® formulation was obtained from kimia sabz avar company. the in...

The role of regulatory elements such as small ncRNAs and their mechanisms are poorly understood in infectious diseases. Tuberculosis is one the oldest diseases humans it still a challenge to prevent treat. Control infection, well its diagnosis, complex current treatments used linked several side effects. This study aimed identify possible biomarkers for tuberculosis by applying NGS techniques o...