abstract one of the best reliable markers of hepatitis b virus infection is antibodies to the core antigen (anti-hbc). a first-time blood donor with hbsag positivity was identified as an hbv carrier that was anti-hbc negative. the patient was followed for 24 months in order to investigate the evolution of his hbv serological profiles and hbvdna (pcr). in the follow-up for 24 months, hbsag, hbea...

background : the education of preventing hiv/aids among the students 1s one of the best methods to prevent the spread of aids virus. the awareness of the students' knowledge about this disease is the first step in this way. methods : this descriptive-analytic study (cross-sectional) was done in hamadan male high schools in 1383-84, by using a closed questionnaire, the data was collected from 40...

objectives: this paper reviews the current literature on acquired brain injury (abi) with a focus on abi burden, importance of community integration, and community integration definitions suggested by the literature. methods: literature review results: acquired brain injury (abi) is referred to a diverse range of disabilities resulted of injury in different parts of the brain. people with abi a...

persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) are particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, either by latent infection reactivation or by a primary infection with rapid progression to active disease. this study was done to determine the frequency of tuberculosis infection among iranian patients with hiv/aids. a total of 262 hiv/aids patients attending all three hiv/aids health ca...

background it is estimated that survival of children with perinatally transmitted acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) in brazil is around 60 months, and an upward trend has been shown over recent years. the reduction in mortality rates in brazilian children is mainly attributed to the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy. objectives the aim of this study was to characterize the epidemi...

background: intestinal protozoa transmitted by food are the most common opportunistic parasites among the hiv+/aids patients. as, there is no report about prevalence of food-borne intestinal parasites in such patients in yazd, so this study was performed to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoa in the hiv+/aids patients in comparison with hiv- individuals. methods: a case-control stud...