hepatitis b virus (hbv) is the most prevalent viral infection and is among the leading causes of human liver diseases. nearly 360 millions of people are world widely infected with prolonged forms of hepatitis b including active and inactive chronic forms. chronic hepatitis b (chb) is associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) in patients suffering from congenital and/or acquir...

Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a pandemic, even among pregnant women. It has no cure and so, great importance should be placed on care and support for the sufferer. There is an increasing concern and desire to curb the high incidence of mother to child transmission (MTCT) in Nigeria. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence and pattern of HIV infection at Imo ...

toxoplasma gondii has arisen as an important opportunistic agent especially in the central nervous system and in advanced hiv disease can cause significant morbidity and mortality. this study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among hiv-positive patients in iran. blood samples were collected from 201 hiv-positive patients and anti-toxoplasma antibodies were detecte...

Background: HSV2 has an important role in acquiring and transmitting HIV through genital ulcers. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of this virus in HIV infected subject in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was performed among 170 HIV positive patients (case group) and 165 non-HIV cases (control group)) referred to Behavioral Counseling Center of Kermanshah, we...

pulmonary hypertension is rare but is one of the complications that occur due to hiv infection. symptoms of hiv-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension are often non-specific but the main symptom of the disease is dyspnea. in this cross-sectional study, we measured systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (spap) by echocardiographic methods among hiv-positive patients who received art. this rese...

results: the mean age of participants in the experimental and control groups were 33.31 ± 7.47 and 34.38 ± 11.29 years, respectively. in the wright tube test for the hiv+ group, 71 individuals (79.8%) did not have an antibody against brucella spp., while 18 patients (20.2%) were positive for the antibody. according to the results of wright tube test for the control group, 63 (12.5%) participant...

objective: to compare the effectiveness of group training of stress management with cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) in reducing depression, anxiety and stress perceived among hiv-positive men. methods:inthis semi-experimental study, three groups of hiv-positive men (cbt group, stress management group, and control group) including 15 patients in each group were compared regarding depression, ...