background: vaccination against fatal viral and bacterial diseases is still the best protective way to lower morbidity and mortality rate in end‑stage renal disease (esrd) patients. it has been reported that there is high incidence of low protective levels of igg after vaccination in esrd adult patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate the protective status of vaccination against diphther...

background the aim of this survey was to explore the baseline knowledge of the iranian community about chronic kidney disease (ckd) definition and its two main risk factors, i.e. diabetes and hypertension. this study also introduced a model of public education program with the purpose of reducing the incidence of ckd in high-risk groups and thereby decreasing the economic burden of ckd in iran....

since the report from the national high blood pressure (bp) education program working group on bp in children and adolescents and the introduction of a new description called prehypertension many data have been provided on its rate of progression to hypertension, its prevalence and association with other cardiovascular (cv) risk factors and its therapy. making a diagnosis of prehypertension in ...

Nach dem kurzen Bericht ueber die Geschichte van Tetanus; haben wir in diesern Artikel ver­sucht,ueber die Epedirniologie, Pathophisiolo­gie,Aethiologie und die Frueh-und Spaet-Symp­ptome von dieser gcfahrlichen Krankheit,die einen Durchschnitt von 35% Mortalitaet hat,zu berichten.  In disern Artikel legen wir vi.ei wert,besoaders ueber die The·.rapie 1md der Prophyla.xe. Unc:I wii' hal)en bed...

occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is an important hazard for health care workers, which places them at a high risk for blood-borne infections including hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus and human immunodeficiency virus and results in psychological and emotional stresses. several preventive measures have been proposed including pre-exposure ( e.g. , education, use of standard pre...