Importance of Orphan Drugs Needs More Attention in Future

hepatitis a virus vaccination in iranian soldiers needs more attention

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Hepatitis A virus vaccination in Iranian soldiers needs more attention

I read with interest the recent published article (1) in your esteemed journal. The Presented data regarding the prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in this paper was very interesting. However, I would like to highlight some points for more clarification of the issue. The prevalence of HAV infection differs in various parts of the world based on the geographic area, sanitary conditi...

Occult hepatitis B in high-risk patients needs more attention.

I read with interest the recently published article by Ramezani et al. [1] in your journal. The issue is important but all the aspects and clinical importance of the study are not clear. According to an international workshop on occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) in 2008 [2], OBI is defined as the presence of HBV DNA in the liver (with detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the serum) of i...

The importance of bactericidal drugs: future directions in infectious disease.

BACKGROUND Although a considerable amount of research has gone into the study of the role of bactericidal versus bacteriostatic antimicrobial agents in the treatment of different infectious diseases, there is no accepted standard of practice. METHODS A panel of infectious diseases specialists reviewed the available literature to try to define specific recommendations for clinical practice. ...

Orphan drugs revisited.