BACKGROUND Malaria is a big problem of public health in many tropical countries where socioeconomic development is deficient. Four species of plasmodium are capable of infecting human: P. falciparum, P. malaria, P.vivax, P. ovale. Southeastern corner of Iran, including Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and the tropical part of Kerman Province, are endemic region of malaria. This study aimed to ...

BACKGROUND Despite the importance of identifying and screening dyslipidemia to prevent coronary artery diseases CAD(Coronary Artery Disease), little information is available on dyslipidemia in our large area. So the present study aimed to assess the management status of lipid abnormalities and its association with other CAD risk factors in an urban population of southeast of Iran. METHODS Thi...

Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in many parts of Iran and infected dogs constitute the main domestic reservoirs that play a key role in transmission to humans. The objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in southeast of Iran. This survey was carried out from 2009 to 2011 in Kerman, ...

BACKGROUND Methadone is a synthetic opioid that has been used to relieve severe pain in addiction withdrawal. Unfortunately, due to non-standard supply and storage, the incidence of poisoning and deaths caused by this drug is increasing daily. The purpose of this study was to determine the underlying causes of methadone poisoning in children admitted to Kerman Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman Univer...

BACKGROUND The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) varies among different societies. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence rate of IBD in Kerman, a city in Southeast Iran. METHODS All medical records that indicated a new diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) were retrieved from the gastrointestinal endoscopy and pathology departments of 12 centers ...

BACKGROUND Mycoplasma synoviae is an important avian pathogen which can cause both respiratory disease and synovial joint inflammation (synovitis) in poultry. Mycoplasmas spp. may cause the respiratory system infection in ostriches with symptoms such as inflammation of the nose, trachea and also damages of lungs. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to use the M. synoviae specific Polymerase Ch...

CONTEXT The ability to think critically is an essential element in nursing education and more specifically in nurses' clinical decision making (CDM). AIMS Critical thinking (CT) and CDM ability as well as their relationship were examined among nursing students of Kerman University. SETTINGS AND DESIGN STUDY WAS DESIGNED IN FOUR TOWNS: Kerman, Bam, Jiroft, and Zarand, settled in Kerman provi...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to V. Modarressnejed: [email protected]). Received: 21/05/03; accepted: 25/02/04 ABSTRACT A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship and predictive value of umbilical cord blood pH for adverse neonatal ...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran (Correspondence to T. Ashraf-Ganjoei: [email protected]). Received: 16/12/03; accepted: 24/04/04 ABSTRACT Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent form of vaginal disturbances in women of childbearing age. This study examined the prevalence and ris...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal zoonotic disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries including Iran. Dogs constitute the main domestic reservoir for VL (kala-azar) in Iran but incidence of the disease in cats from Fars and East Azerbaijan provinces has led to propose them as secondary reservoirs, and possible expansion of the feline role in the transmission of ...