RV144 was a community-based HIV vaccine efficacy trial conducted in HIV-uninfected adults in Thailand, where dengue virus continues to cause a large number of infections every year. We attempted to document the accuracy of clinically diagnosed dengue episodes reported as serious adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events (AEs) and examine whether dengue serology would support the clinical diagnos...

materials and methods in this descriptive study, 2988 stool samples of patients with acute gastroenteritis were collected from children’s hospitals of 5 main cities of iran. the samples were sent in frozen condition to pediatric infection research center in tehran and stored at -70°c. elisa test was performed for detection of rotavirus antigens. the mean age of study population was 1 to 5 years...

background brucellosis remains a major worldwide zoonosis. caprine brucellosis is a significant problem for both public health and animal production. brucella melitensis causes disease in goats, sheep, humans, and occasionally cattle. transmission is by ingestion or contact with infected materials, vaginal discharge, or milk. objectives the current study aimed to determine the rate of b. melite...

background leptospirosis as an emerging infectious disease is considered as an important public health problem worldwide. objectives the current study aimed to identify potential risks for leptospirosis among rice farmers in khuzestan province, iran. patients and methods a cross-sectional study was carried out in khuzestan, south west iran, from october to december, 2012. randomly selected part...

A study has been made of 523 strains of staphylococci on the basis of biological properties, phage typing, and serology. The value of serology in the identification of pathogenic staphylococci has been assessed.

SETTING Seven primary health clinics and a pulmonary disease specialty clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. OBJECTIVE To evaluate a commercial immunochromatographic test kit (ICT Tuberculosis; AMRAD-ICT; Sidney, Australia) employing five recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN Serology test results were compared with duplica...

OBJECTIVES Since the (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) has become a highly reliable method for the noninvasive diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, this study was performed in order to compare the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy among noninvasive tests including capsule UBT, conventional UBT and serology in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred patient...

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease with different clinical symptoms. Its early diagnosis essential to prevent severe complications. Due the limitations of serological diagnostic methods, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has become important in disease. Objectives: Our study aimed evaluate PCR patients suspected brucellosis and compare it tests. Methods: This cross-sectional was...

Background: Helicobacter pylori may cause many gastrointestinal problems in developing countries such as Iran. We aimed to analyze the cost- effectiveness and cost- utility of the test-and-treat and empirical treatment strategies in managing Helicobacter pylori infection.            Methods: This was a Markov based economic evaluation. Effect...

BACKGROUND Accurate diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection is difficult. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are more sensitive than culture, but the reported sensitivity is variable. We prospectively compared the performance of culture, serology, and a multiplex PCR for the detection of B. pertussis. METHODS A total of 193 paired nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens were examined by bot...