background: the aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey in meshkinshahr, ardabil province, northwestern iran to detect the rate of hydatidosis in the city and nearby villages. literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. methods: overall, 670 serum samples were collected from 194 males and 476 females from patients referred to different health centers of...

introduction: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the role of human papillomavirus (hpv) has been proved in its etiology. the currentley available l1-capsid-protein-based vaccine is highly immunogenic and very high titers of serum antibodies can be obtained by its injection, but unfortunately it is restricted to only a few hpv genotypes and is relatively expe...

important aspect of sperm function such as motility and capacitation appear to be mediated at least partially though hyaloronic acid (ha). present study investigated effects of different doses of ha on sperm motility and vitality in human. sperm was obtained from 20 male from ivf clinic in imam khomeini hospital. sperm motility and vitality in human semen was analyzed according to who criteria ...

background ochratoxins belong to a group of mycotoxins produced as the secondary metabolites by filamentous fungi, such as aspergillus and penicillium. these toxins may be teratogenic, mutagenic, hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic, and may have immunosuppressive effects and pose a serious health problems to exposed humans and animals. objectives the present study aimed to determine the level of ochratoxi...

Summary Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by the protozoan of the genus cryptosporidium and is characterized by gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms in humans. In an investigation on 140 human faecal samples from urummie town of west Azarbyejan area, the role of cryptosporidium in causing diarrhea in adults and children has been demonstrated and the results discussed.

background and objective: although transfusion therapy has lead to great improvement in longevity for hemophiliacs, but there have been tragic setbacks especially from transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) .hiv was reported to increase the rate of hcv-related liver failure by 4.2 times. in this study, we aimed to determine the seroprevalence of hiv and h...

escherichia coli (e. coli) is a normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrates, including humans. phylogenetic analysis has shown that e. coli is composed of four main phylogenetic groups (a, b1, b2 and d). group a and b1 are generally associated with commensals, whereas group b2 is associated with extra-intestinal pathotypes. most enteropathogenic isolates, however, are assigne...

the purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of antimicrobial activity of flower extract of hibiscus sabdariffal against antibiotic-resistant escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus that isolates from the urinary tract infection by microtiterplate method. all 42 strains 30 e.coli and 12 s. aureus isolated from urine culture of hospitalized patients in zabol ( zabol, south-eastern i...