background: patients with end stage renal disease have higher incidence of infection dis-eases that is thought to be related to impaired immune system. objective: to determine the antitetanus igg antibody level in iranian hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease and to find its association with sex, age, blood hemoglobin, serum albumin, dura-tion of dialysis, time of dialysis per week...

conclusions serum ngal levels of arf and crf patients were significantly higher than healthy individuals. in addition, ngal values of patients with crf were significantly higher than those of arf. serum ngal values can be used to detect renal injury and differentiate arf and crf. results median ngal levels in patients was 304.50 (29), and 60 (0) in control, which was statistically significant b...

the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (ckd), as defined by the nfk-kdoqi (the national kidney foundation kidney disease outcomes quality initiative) guidelines, is a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or the presence of microalbuminuria. ckd is increasing worldwide, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. there is general agreement on the importance of an ...

Acute cerebrovascular disease is one of the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity in patients on long-term hemodialysis therapy. Early recognition of cerebrovascular events improves the prognosis and quality of life of end-stage renal failure patients. This paper reviews the magnetic resonance imaging features of acute neurological findings in patients with end-stage renal failure.

Background: Renal complication of leptospirosis is common and its clinical manifestations vary from urinary sediment changes to acute renal failure. The aim of this study was to determine the final outcome of renal involvement in leptospirosis. Methods: This longitudinal prospective study included all serologically confirmed cases of leptospirosis with evidence of renal failure. All patients...

background hepatitis c virus (hcv) is a major cause of chronic liver diseases among chronic renal failure (crf) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. the aim of this study was to identify the hepatitis c virus infection in patients under dialysis therapy from tabriz, northwest iran and estimate the risk factors. materials and methods sera of 462 chronic renal failure patients from five ...

conclusions although strongyloidiasis is not endemic in usa, immigration obscured the geographical barrier of endemicity. the diagnosis can be difficult because of nonspecific symptoms and lack of sensitivity of microscopic diagnosis. although eosinophilia is a common finding in patients with chronic strongyloidiasis, it is unreliable indicator of active infection, especially in immunosuppresse...

endocarditis and intracardiac infection have been increased recently especially in dialysis dependent renal failure patients. this is usually intractable infection to broad spectrum antibiotic therapy and in most cases surgical intervention was necessary. we have presented 45 years old man with intracardiac infection at the tip of dialysis catheter that after catheter removal intracardiac infec...

objective: the clinical use of cisplatin is highly restricted, because of its nephrotoxicity.in this study the protective effect of nigella sativa (n. sativa) against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity was investigated in rats. materials and methods: in the current study, the effects of the administration of aqueous-ethanolic extract of n. sativa (100 and 200 mg/kg, bw) and vitamin e (100 mg/kg, ...