BACKGROUND Injecting drug users (IDUs) and prisoners are considered to be highly vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Iran. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among IDUs released from jail in Bahar (Hamadan, Iran). METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 118 IDUs who were prisoners during 2001-07 were evaluated. Their demographic and p...

Assessing Health Anxiety among Healthcare Providers of COVID-19 Patients from March to May 2020, Rafsanjan County, Iran

Ehrlichiosis is a zoonotic disease which has been reported from some regions of Iran. This study was aimed to determine the presence and prevalence of ehrlichiosis in suspected dogs referred to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Blood samples were collected from 98 suspected dogs with at least one of the five following find...

The aim of this study was investigation of laryngeal cancer in northwestern Iran, Urmia to have a clear roadmap for planning the next health policy programs. This study was conducted in the largest tertiary center, northwestern Iran. Of all 23474 patients referred to the clinics of ENT in the Hospital, totally 267 cases were admitted as inpatients with laryngeal problems, 196 patients (73.4%) u...

BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the frequency of celiac disease in children with β-thalassemia major (B-TM) in Shiraz, southern Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, the prevalence of celiac disease in children with B-TM was evaluated. Children with B-TM were screened for celiac disease by ant-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) IgA antibody, IgA level and anti-tTG IgG. A total of 1500...

typhoid fever is one of the most important infectious diseases transmitted by contaminated food and water. this study aimed at epidemiological features of disease during the last five decades, over the period from 1962-2011.a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using typhoid fever national surveillance data.the highest incidence of typhoid fever was registered in 1965 with 133.4 /...

BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a major healthcare problem and is the most frequent gastrointestinal reason for admission to hospital. We aimed to investigate the prognosis of patients with UGIB referred to a referral hospital in northern Iran in 2013. METHODS All patients with UGIB who admitted to Sayyad Shirazi Hospital, in Gorgan, northern Iran, in 2013 were enrolled. Th...