Background Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the main cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections. In women, this infection can lead to tubal infertility. Objective In this study we investigated C. trachomatis among infertile and fertile women with both polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and ELISA methods in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Methods This case-control study was conducte...

1 Assosiated Professor, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Professor, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Research Member, Dental Resear...

to investigate the prevalence of mycobacterium paratuberculosis (m. avium subsp. paratuberculosis)infection among cattle slaughtered in ahvaz abattoir, samples were taken from 250 cattle. before slaughter,sex and age were assessed. thereafter, samples were taken from ileocecal valve, rectum mucosa, ileocecallymph node and stool. all smears which taken from these samples were stained by ziehl-ne...

Solar radiation plays a pivotal role in the energy balance at Earth's surface, evaporation, snow melting, water requirements of plants, and hydrological control catchments. In this work, performance ERA-Interim (a reanalysis dataset) was examined to estimate solar Ahvaz, BandarAbbas, Kermanshah weather stations representing even spatial distribution over Iran using eight empirical models an art...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HB vaccination is an essential step in the prevention of the disease and its consequent complications. OBJECTIVES Immune status of medical personnel in teaching hospitals of Khuzestan is not well known. Since these personnel are usually at risk of needle stick and oth...

A relationship has been identified between the blood group and infectious diseases. COVID-19 is an infection caused by a new coronavirus designated as SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide. In this retrospective study, patients who were referred to Razi Hospital in Ahvaz from February 2020 May evaluated analyzed using SPSS v.16.0. The ABO was assessed Kruskal Wallis test Spearman correlati...

INTRODUCTION Job satisfaction is one of the most challenging organizational concepts, and it is the basis of management policies to increase productivity and efficiency of the organization. The general health rate may affect job satisfaction in several ways. This study aimed to determine the association between job satisfaction and general health among employees of Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz, I...

BACKGROUND Human rotaviruses are the most important agents for severe dehydrating diarrhea in children below 5 years old. Rotaviruses (RV) is a serious public health problem in developing and developed countries. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of rotavirus infection and their genotypes in children younger than 5 years of age with acute diarrhea in Ahvaz, Iran...

BACKGROUND The occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the sera or in the liver biopsy and the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) by serological test. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to evaluate the occult HBV infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and determine HBV genotyping among the patients with abnormal alanine...

Objective. Today, obesity and depression are two major illnesses that are on the rise all over the world and threaten human health. This research was done to determine the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and depression among Ahvaz high school female students. Method. In a descriptive-analytical study using stratified random sampling, 400 female high school students in academic year o...