Extension of drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains is one of the problems of modern society. Presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in HIV-infected individuals is an important cause of severe infections. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of MRSA carriage rate among HIV patients referring to the Shiraz HIV referral center (...

conclusions hcv coinfection, older age and ast were associated with lf in patients with hiv infection. objectives the aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify factors associated with liver fibrosis (lf) in patients with hiv monoinfection and hiv-hcv coinfection. patients and methods we analyzed lf by transient elastometry ([te], fibroscan) in three groups of patients (hiv, hiv-hcv and ...

infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) is a progressive condition which may cause endothelial dysfunction and liver damage leading to coagulopathy. with adventure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), life expectancy has prolonged in hiv positive patients but several acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)-related conditions such as coagulopathies are responsible for ass...

background and purpose: identifying the risk factors of hepatitis c، b، and hiv is necessary to prevent their increasing prevalence. therefore، we sought to identify the frequency of their risk factors among the homeless of tehran، iran during 2005 to 2007. methods and materials: this descriptive analytical study was conducted during 2005 to 2007 on the homeless population of tehran، iran. two ...

five to ten percent of new hiv infected cases, attributed to the transfusion of unsafe blood and blood products. the persent study was conducted on blood donors in kermanshah province to find the prevalence of hiv infection between these individuals. data was collected by a form in two sections of demographic information and results of screening test for the present of hiv and other infections ...

unfortunately, we do not know how many perinatally (human immunodeficiency virus) hiv-infected pepole are living in contries today, while knowing these informations is necessary. unaids reports that there are 3.4 million children under 15 years of age with hiv and 2 million adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age. although the vast majority of children were perinatally infected, older childr...

the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hiv and syphilis infections in blood donors referred to tehran blood transfusion center (tbtc), and determine any association between blood groups and blood- borne infections between the years of 2005 and 2011.this was a retrospective study conducted at tbtc. all of the donor serum samples were screened for hbv...

introduction: the transmission chance of blood transmitted infections in heart patients underlying surgery and interventional measures due to repeated examinations and transfusions is to be taken into consideration. the important causes of chronic and deadly diseases in patients and healthcare workers are hepatitis c, hiv and hepatitis b infections that have recently attracted the attention of ...