toxoplasmosis is a wide distributed opportunistic infection caused by toxoplasma gondii. this was a cross-sectional study of t. gondii antibody titer, which was conducted from june 2003 to august 2004 on renal transplant recipients in iran. a total of 551 serum samples were obtained from randomly selected population referred from different areas all over the country to shafa central clinic in t...

background and objective: urinary tract infections (utis) are the most common infections in renal transplant recipients and are considered a potential cause of bacteremia, sepsis, and affects graft outcomes. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of uti among renal transplant recipients and investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative agents. materials...

background bk virus (bkv) belongs to the human polyomaviridae and the primary bkv infection is occurred during childhood then the virus could be latent through life, especially in the kidneys and urinary system. it became reactive after an immunocompromised status, such as pregnancy or transplantation. isolated bkv from different locations of the world is grouped into four subtypes using serolo...

Background: Using assisted reproductive donation procedures increase hope in infertile couples. However large part of the world population do not recognize these procedures. One of the important steps in recognition of infertile couples’ problem, whose only therapeutic option is using assisted reproductive donation procedures, is investigating their Socio-cultural Beliefs about these procedures...

the aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of stage of embryonic development, embryo quality and the time of transfer on pregnancy rate in embryo transfer program timed. we were worked a total of 23holsteincowsasembryo donors, super-ovulated with gonadotropin of pregnant mare serum (pmsg) (2500 3000ui).69 cows were used as recipients of holstein dairy heifers with an age of20 months and...

Background: Opiates affect blood factors as well as pain and inflammation in a gender-dependent manner. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of morphine on serum glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, and urea in gonadectomized and inflammation conditions. Methods: Animals were divided as follows: control group, carrageenan and chronic morphine recipients, acute morphine recip...

Background: The Presence of donor leukocytes in recipients of organ allograft has been shown even several years after transplantation. However, it remains unclear whether this donor cell microchimerism plays an effective role in allograft acceptance or is simply a consequence of immunosuppressive conditions in recipients. Objective: To study microchimerism in a group of kidney transplant recipi...

background: the presence of donor leukocytes in recipients of organ allograft has been shown even several years after transplantation. however, it remains unclear whether this donor cell microchimerism plays an effective role in allograft acceptance or is simply a consequence of immunosuppressive conditions in recipients. objective: to study microchimerism in a group of kidney transplant recipi...

Kidny transplantation is often accompanied by psychological problems. Alteration in the body image is one of these problems.Body image is defined as one,s perception of this physical status which disturbed  by alerted body structure, function or appearance. In this respect , this study was done to compare the body image of Donors and recipients of renal transplantation before and after the tran...