allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is the only definie cure in thalassemia and its most important complication is chronic graft-versus-host disease (cgvhd). we analysed the incidence of cgvhd and its associated risk factors in a group of 89 iranian thalassemic patients of hla-identical sibling transplants surviving at least 90 days after transplantation.in the majority of cases (39) cgvhd o...

conclusions chlorhexidine mouthwash with an exposure time of 60 seconds or more is suggested as an effective antifungal agent to be included in the medication regimen of liver transplant patients pre- and postoperatively, in order to prevent fungal colonization and subsequent systemic infections. objectives the current study aimed to determine the prevalence of fungal species of candida within ...

background: primary infection with bk virus (bkv) is occurred during childhood and usually asymptomatic, but after initial infection, bkv may persist lifelong in the kidney and genitourinary tract. reactivation may occur in individuals with compromised immunity such as renal transplant recipients. due to the role of bkv in bk virus-associated nephropathy (bkvan) and potentially renal allograft ...

results two weeks after transplantation, the mean tpe decreased to 0.052 ± 0.002, which was significant compared to pre-hd (p < 0.001) and post-hd (p = 0.019). the mean tpec was 0.059 ± 0.002, which, just in comparison to pre-hd, was significant (p = 0.005). in addition, the mean tpe/qt decreased to 0.143 ± 0.005, which was significant compared to pre-hd (p = 0.018). the mean qtd was 0.066 ± 0....

Background: Primary infection with BK virus (BKV) is occurred during childhood and usually asymptomatic, but after initial infection, BKV may persist lifelong in the kidney and genitourinary tract. Reactivation may occur in individuals with compromised immunity such as renal transplant recipients. Due to the role of BKV in BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) and po...

the sixth parliament in the wednesday 1379/17/01 at an open session passed the law of organ transplant including a single article and three notes. in this note designate that the reference of organ transplant is the will of the patient and the permission of his relation after the death. at the present paper, the author analyzes the view point and opinion of the scholars regarding the possibilit...

urinary tract infection (uti) is considered as one of the important bacterial infections seen among renal transplant recipients. in the present study, bacterial urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients were investigated. eighty-seven renal transplant recipients (57 males and 30 females) were included to study the bacterial utis. clean- catch midstream urine specimens were obtaine...

organ transplantation is a widely undertaken procedure and has become an important alternative for the treatment of different end-stage organ diseases that previously had a poor prognosis. the field of organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant is developing rapidly. the increase in the number of transplant recipients also has an impact on oral and dental services. most of the oral...