Infection frequency of Candida SP. in Iraqi patients suffering from UTI

Frequency of depression in patients suffering from Vitiligo

Background: Some skin diseases cause severe stress in patients and relieving these stresses greatly helps to treat the underlying disease and to prevent the recrudescence of it. Objectives: To determine the frequency of depression in patients suffering from vitiligo. Patients and Methods: 120 patients with a clinical diagnosis of vitiligo referred to dermatologic clinics in Kerman from 13...

Assessment of Aphasia in Iranian Patients Suffering From Frontotemporal Dementia

Objective Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an uncommon type of dementia. The hallmark feature of FTD is the presentation with aphasia, or behavioral changes which are varies in different subtypes of the disease. We propose a quantitative aphasia test as an additive diagnostic tool for differentiation of FTD subtypes. Method: The study was performed on 20 patients, who were referred to dementia...

relative frequency of norovirus infection in children suffering from gastroenteritis referred to aboozar hospital, ahvaz, iran

Bacteriological Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection (uti) in Pediatric Patients

Urinary tract infection is one of the most common diseases in children. It is associated with high morbidity and long term complications. The current study was undertaken to determine the bacteriological profile and antibiogram of uropathogens causing UTI among the pediatric age group. The study population included 0 to12 years old patients, who were clinically suspected to have a UTI. The urin...

Association between HLA-Class I and HLA-Class II Alleles and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection in Iraqi Patients from Baghdad City

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) is one of the endemic diseases in Iraq, and among the suggested predisposing factors are alleles of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system. We sought to investigate the association between HLA-class I (A and B) and -class II (DR and DQ) alleles in a sample of PT Iraqi patients.Methods: lymphocytes of 105 PT patients and 40 controls were phenotyped for H...