BACKGROUND Endemic relapsing fever remains under diagnosed in our area according to a low index of suspicion among clinicians, as well as its difficult diagnosis. The goal of this study was to present the epidemiological aspects of the disease in western Iran. METHODS In this analytical-descriptive cross-sectional study, the epidemiological and clinical aspects of relapsing fever were investi...

Granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in sheep is common in Norway in areas with Ixodes ricinus. In this study, 2 sheep flocks that had been grazing on I. ricinus infested pastures the previous season, were blood sampled after being housed indoors for nearly 6 months during wintertime. Thirty animals from each flock were examined for granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in the peripheral blood by blood ...

background: dendritic cells (dcs) are the most potent stimulators of primary t cell responses and play a key role in immune reactions after stem cell transplantation. very little is known about the cord blood (cb) dendritic cells and their potential involvement in the low incidence and lower severity of acute graft-versus-host disease after cb transplantation.   objectives: the aim of this stud...

OBJECTIVES To detect malarial parasites using the peripheral blood smear (PBS) and to compare the PBS with the immunochromatographic antigen test (i.e. OptiMAL and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)). METHODS Six ml of blood was collected from each of 170 patients clinically suspected of having malaria. These samples were used to perform PBS examination, the OptiMAL test and PCR by standard prot...

With increasing use of electronic hematology cell counters macrocytosis is often encountered. Various etiological factors contribute to the development of macrocytosis. This study is from Kerala State, India and is a retrospective analysis of cases ofspurious macrocytosis which can occur with cell counters. The aim of the study was to find out retrospectively the prevalence and causes of spurio...

OBJECTIVE 1. To compare peripheral smear (PS) and Red cell distribution width (RDW) in diagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in various grades. 2. To study the changes in RDW and PS after therapy. METHODS Children in the age group of six months to five years with microcytic (MCV<80fl) anemia (Hemoglobin <11 g%) were evaluated. Those who had received blood transfusion and /or were already ...