purpose: optisol-gs is still the most popular cold storage medium used in the united states for short term preservation of donated corneas. cebi medium is a new cold storage medium made by the central eye bank of iran for donor cornea storage. this study was conducted to compare the quantitative and qualitative indices of the donated corneas maintained in optisol-gs versus in the cebi medium. m...

BACKGROUND There are some genetic differences in Blastocystis that show the existence of species or genotypes. One of these genes that help in identifying Blastocystis is SSUrRNA. The aim of this study was assessment of genetic diversity of Blastocystis by PCR with seven pairs of STS primers. METHODS This study was done on 511 stool samples collected from patients referred to the health care ...

BACKGROUND Skin cancers are the most common cancers around the world. Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is the malignancy of melanocytes that are mainly located in the skin and mucous membranes. OBJECTIVE This study tried to evaluate the incidence and mean survival time of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in Yazd, Iran. It seems that the epidemiology and clinical aspects of CMM in Iran are...

BACKGROUND Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) considered a common endocrine disorder in Iran. We report the epidemiologic findings of CH screening program in Isfahan, seven years after its development, regarding the prevalence of transient CH (TCH) and its screening properties comparing with permanent CH (PCH). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, children with primary diagnosis o...

BACKGROUND Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external ear with bothersome symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fungal agents, predisposing factors and characteristics of patients. METHODS Between May 2008 and April 2010, 171 patients with clinical suspicion of otomycosis were enrolled and the samples from their external ear were examined for any mycological ...

BACKGROUND Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus plays an important role in the pathogenesis of staphylococcal infections. Anterior nasal region is a primary origin of S. aureus. In longitudinal studies, three types of S. aureus nasal carriers can be distinguished: persistent carriers, intermittent or transient carriers, and noncarriers. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the d...

The highest concentration of radon (222 Rn) and thoron (220 Rn) in indoor environment is a major health hazard for man (1) as a result many researchers (2–4) are interested to estimate indoor radon concentration in many countries. In this study, a survey of radon and its daughters has been done to provide data on the hourly, daily and seasonal average indoor radon in Isfahan city dwellings and ...

Introduction Due to the fact that there are very few studies on Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) disease in our country, so we decided to study the epidemiology of CSCR disease in the north of country. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, all patients who referred to educational hospital of Babol (Ayatollah Rouhani), during 2013-2014, with the diagnosis of CSCR were enrol...

The purpose of this study is investigating the chemical analysis of drinking water in Kashan district. This district contained Kashan, Aran and Bidgol and Nooshabad cities and it had an estimated population more than of 400,000 in 2007. 42 Samples were collected during October 2006 to May 2007.The temperature of the water Samples is in the range 25-30°C. The water samples were analyzed for pH ,...