Backgrounds & Objective: The Helicobacter pylori prevalence has continuously decreased during recent years in Iran. The current study aimed at determining H. pylori prevalence in Neyshabur city, Northeast Iran, during 2010-2015. Methods: The current epidemiologic survey was con...

throughout the world, many migrant and mobile populations are at elevated risk for hiv. iran has a large immigrant population from neighboring afghanistan; however, few data exist on the prevalence of hiv in this community. in 2008, we conducted a study to assess the presence of hiv infection among 477 immigrants in a town to the northeast of tehran using a rapid test in the field. hiv prevalen...

Background: Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria co-infection poses a serious health threat in sub-Saharan Africa other endemic countries. Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) is currently used to suppress viral loads. Methods: Blood samples collected from 400 participants comprising 200 HIV sero-positive sero-negative individuals was added EDTA sample containers. Malaria par...

BACKGROUND The poor peri-urban areas of developing countries with inadequate living conditions and a high prevalence of HIV infection have been implicated in the increase of tuberculosis (TB). Presence of different lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been described in different parts of the world. This study determined the predominant strain lineages that cause TB in Rubaga division, Kam...