BACKGROUND After the interruption of the transmission of Chagas disease via vector insects in Chile, there is little available epidemiological information about this parasitosis in blood banks. AIM To update the rates of T cruzi positive blood donors. To measure parasitological and epidemiological parameters in blood donors with anti T cruzi antibodies. MATERIAL AND METHODS An ELISA-T cruzi...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the blood donors has been poorly studied. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in blood products. METHODS A total of 250 blood products (112 fresh frozen plasma and 138 packed cells) in the Blood Transfusion Institute, Shiraz, Iran were tested for specific T. gondii antibodies (IgG and...

Abstract Introduction/Objective T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGL) is a lymphoma with persistently increased lymphocytes in peripheral blood. The majority of T-LGL associated CD8+ T-cells. However, the CD4+ variant uncommonly seen. Methods/Case Report patient 49-year-old female history diabetes mellites and anemia who presented shortness breath, lower extremities edema, fatigue....

Background: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection in blood donors could represent a risk for transmission in blood recipients. There is scarce information about the epidemiology of T. gondii infection in blood donors in Mexico. Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection and associated sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics in a population of healthy blood...

background: given the high prevalence of type ii diabetes and its complications, the evidence regarding the beneficial effects of probiotic yogurt on some cardiovascular biomarkers in diabetic patients is worthy of investigation. aim: to investigate the effect of probiotic yogurt on blood glucose level and cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type ii diabetes. method:this randomized, clin...

purpose: the aim of this study was to compare biochemical tests, body composition and anthropometric parameters in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) patients before and after ramadan fasting. methods: fifty nafld patients including 33 males and 17 females aged 18-65 year, were recruited. subjects attended after diagnosis based on  ultrasound imaging, with at least 10 hour fasting, before...

PURPOSE The expression of FasR, Fas-L and Bcl-2 on CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes subpopulations from the cord blood were assayed. The results in blood from boys and girls were analyses separately and compared. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty four full-term newborns: 13 females and 11 males were included into the study. Blood from the umbilical vein was collected immediately after cutting the umbili...

tuberculosis is a chronic mycobacterial infection. the main effector cells against mycobacterium tuberculosis are cd4+ t lymphocytes. our objective in this research was to evaluate the quantity of t lymphocytes and their subpopulations before and after treatments with combination of 4 drugs (rifampcin, isoniaside, pyrasinamide, ethambutal) for 2 months directly in sputum-positive tuberculosis p...