conclusions considering the results of this study, although having h. pylori infection in ra patients was accompanied with higher number of inflamed and tender joints, but h. pylori eradication did not improve patients’ clinical symptoms and laboratory tests. it seems that the effect of h. pylori infection eradication over disease activity in ra patients is not remarkable, if it does exist at a...

today, there are many concepts such as a sense of place and attachment to place presented in architecture and urban literature in the field of environmental studies. meanwhile, relationship between the two is not much explained. this study defines the concept of sense of place and attachment to place and the factors influencing them followed by providing a four- dimensional model derived from s...

Early diagnosis is important for clinical management of dengue disease. While classic laboratory tests are often tedious and time consuming, point of care devices offer a rapid, cost-effective and user-friendly alternative provided their accuracy is acceptable. This study evaluated the sensitivity, specificity and efficiency of SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo® rapid NS1, IgM and IgG test kit for diagnosi...

abstract         background and objective: one of the main tasks of clinical microbiology laboratories is to determine antibiotic resistance profiles in common pathogens and ensure the selection of effective antibiotics for certain infections. the aim of this study was to compare the methods of disk diffusion, broth microdilution and modified hodge test in escherichia coli isolates from urinary...

There are a substantial number of secondary causes of osteoporosis that can be identified through appropriate evaluation. Unrecognized celiac disease, Monoclonal gamopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), impaired renal function, diabetes mellitus, and renal tubular acidosis are just a few of the more common secondary causes of osteoporosis. Through targeted laboratory tests, many secondary...

background: the purpose of this study was seroepidemiological and parasitological assessment of toxocara canis infection in children and dogs in zabol and chabahar, iran. methods: this study was a descriptive-analytic study with a simple random sampling of children under 14 yr old, referring to urban, rural, and tribal laboratories of zabol and chabahar, sistan and baluchestan province, iran in...

Recurrent and chronic infections in children are one of the most common reasons for physicians' visits that make a diagnostic challenge to pediatricians. Although the majority of referred children with recurrent infections are normal, underlying causes of recurrent infection such as atopy, anatomical and functional defects, and primary or secondary immunodeficiency must be considered in evaluat...