conclusions torghabeh - shandiz district with a rural texture is endemic for anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl). further studies are recommended to discover the vectors and probable reservoirs in these areas. results of 164 samples obtained from the skin lesions of the patients referred to the torghabe - shandiz health centers, leishmania dna was isolated from 136 smears by pcr method....

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Volatile sulfur compounds may be the main source of oral malodor. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between periodontal parameters and volatile sulfur compounds and to evaluate the improvement of several halitosis-related outcomes by tongue scraping, nonsurgical periodontal treatment (including oral hygiene instruction) and oral hygiene instruction/c...

OBJECTIVES (1) To identify the causative jellyfish species by examining skin scrapings in patients presenting to Cairns Base Hospital with marine stings, and (2) to describe clinical outcomes of those with Irukandji syndrome and those in whom nematocysts were identified from skin scrapings. DESIGN AND SETTING (1) A retrospective case series of 128 patients, identified from Cairns Base Hospita...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of human herpesviruses (HHV) 1-6 and community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) in specimens from patients with nasal polyposis undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and investigate the potential clinical role. METHODS Viral occurrence was evaluated by molecular methods in polyp, turbinate mucosa, and pre- and postoperative scraping spe...

Food scraping has independently evolved twice from suction feeding in the evolution of catfishes: within neotropical Loricarioidea and paleotropical Mochokidae. To gain insight in the evolutionary transitions associated with the evolution towards scraping, we analyzed prey capture kinematics in two species of benthic suction feeders which belong to taxa that are closely related to the scraper l...

Background: Cutaneous candidiasis is the second most common fungal infection. One of predisposing factors for moisture. Excess moisture will cause skin damage related to or also known as Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD) defined inflammation and erosion caused by prolonged exposure various sources This study aimed determine comparison in patients with cutaneous without candidiasisSubjects ...

Conjunctival scraping has been the standard method of collection of specimens for isolation of TRIC agent.* However, in spite of good instrumentation, even in the hands of experienced workers, conjunctival scraping commonly causes moderate or severe irritation, some bleeding, and conjunctival reaction, especially in acute or subacute conjunctivitis, and intensifies the patient's discomfort. It ...

The present study compared and evaluated the effects of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on existing plaque levels in children. The investigation was a single blind, stratified comparison of three parallel groups of children who performed either tongue scraping or tongue brushing along with tooth brushing or only tooth brushing twice daily under professional supervision for a 21 day period. ...

TWO METHODS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED TO RECOVER OOCYTES FROM EQUINE FOLLICLES IN EXCISED OVARIES: aspiration and scraping. Aim of this work was to develop an effective method for collecting equine oocytes using Tuohy needle and comparing this technique to aspiration and scraping, with or without tunica albuginea removal. This hollow hypodermic needle, usually employed for inserting epidural catheter...