conclusions hiv/hcv co-infection is an important medical problem in north-eastern poland. a history of incarceration and younger age at hiv diagnosis were additional to idu risk factors for hcv seropositivity in this cohort. patients and methods adult hiv-1 infected patients, with at least one antihcv result, treated in one of polish hiv/aids reference centers, participated in this cross-sectio...

background hepatitis a virus (hav) and hepatitis e virus (hev) are both transmitted by the fecal-oral route and are known as the leading causes of acute viral hepatitis in the world, especially in developing countries. there is a lack of updated data on hav and hev seroprevalence in iran. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hav and hev among a group of blood ...

little is known about sand fly fever with manifestations such as severe fever, headache and photophobia at the frontiers before the imposed war iraq against iran (1980-1988). in this article the seroepidemiological study of sand fly fever in different western provinces of iran were investigated during imposed war iraq against iran from march 1987 to march 1988. seroepidemiological studies were ...

objective this is the first report of cns involvement by the new influenza virus (influenza a [h1n1]) in iran. the patient was a 10-year-old boy with chief complaints of fever, malaise, and cranial nerve involvement, resulting in respiratory muscle paralysis and intubation. this shows that the new influenza virus, as well as the seasonal flu, can cause neurologic complications; however, the sev...

Since its introduction by Papanicolaou (1942), the Papanicolaou staining procedure has gained universal acceptance in cytological examinations. In routine vaginal cytological preparations the Papanicolaou stain demonstrates monilia species and a number of different organisms, and also provides excellent cytological staining of both nucleus and cytoplasm. Chorioamnionitis is one of the commonest...

Almost ten years ago, in the spring of 2007, at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital in Wirral (UK), cytomegalo‑ virus (CMV)‑positive twins were treated at the local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (1). The management of this viral infection in both neonates required the collaboration of an extended scientific network in Merseyside and Manchester, including several experienced consultant...

conclusions this study showed that the prevalence rates of hav and hev antibodies were positively correlated with age. the results demonstrated that the infection with these two viruses in the region was high and some high-risk individuals including females at child-bearing age were more susceptible. hav vaccination could be recommended for antibody-negative adults. results the results showed t...

background: the present study sought to investigate molecular evidence for association between the presence of herpes simplex virus (hsv), cytomegalovirus (cmv), and epstein-barr virus (ebv) in crc and colorectal polyp by using the pcr method in iran. methods: in this analytical case-control study, we selected 15 patients with crc, 20 patients with colorectal polyp, and 35 patients without mali...

conclusions cd5l might be a useful biomarker for early diagnosis of hcc in hcv cirrhotic patients. lrg and hp α2 isoforms could be potential markers for distinguishing viral hcc. our results also further support the presence of varying molecules involved in hepatocarcinogenesis in hbv when compared with hcv infection. patients and methods two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis combi...

conclusions hbv and hcv are important culprits of hcc in emro countries and the middle east and different nations need different strategies to tackle them accordingly. countries with high rates of hbv such as turkey should continue their hbv vaccination and also increase sanitation. nations with high hcv rates such as egypt should maintain their blood product monitoring in addition to increased...