cross infections (cis) are considered as a major public health problem worldwide. they cause delay in recovery, increased mortality and morbidity. the purpose of this study is to report the incidence of cis in our teaching hospital during a 23-month period.in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 76766 patients from 2009 to 2011 admitted to 17 wards of imam reza hospital in mashhad were studi...

thrombocytopenia in surgical patients is a potentially serious condition, faced by surgeons. a close relationship between sepsis and thrombocytopenia has been suggested. thrombocytopenia has even been suggested to be indicative of an acute infection. platelet count in a septicemic patient may also serve as a prognostic tool. there are many reports of thrombocytopenia due to septicemia in the li...

Laboratory-confirmed dengue virus (DENV) infections in Africa are rarely reported. In this study, we report 18 DENV serotype 1 (DENV-1) infections, diagnosed by the French National Reference Center for Arboviruses, patients who had histories of recent travel Africa. Our analyses revealed two cases, one from Niger 2018 and Republic Congo 2016, where fever not been previously reported, case Mauri...

Background: Skin diseases in the pediatric population are common worldwide, including rural and urban areas. There is a variation in the pattern and presentation of dermatoses, with eczemas being the most common skin disorder in developed countries and infestations in the developing countries. To study pattern, age-gender wise distribution and seasonal variations of various ped...

This report describes the trends in length of military service for active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections during 1990-2013. Durations of service after service members' initial diagnoses of HIV-1 infection were compared for five different cohorts that corresponded to when diagnoses were made during the 5-ye...

background: organ transplant recipients can experience serious diseases from infections due to emerging and reemerging parasitic infections. this study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among renal transplant re-cipients of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from june 2003 to august 2004 on renal transplant recipients in iran. a total of 706...

introduction basidiobolomycosis is a rare disease that, unlike other fungal infections, affects immunocompetent individuals. it is caused by an environmental saprophyte named the fungus basidiobolus ranarum. basidiobolomycosis usually appears as a subcutaneous infection. gi basidiobolomycosis is an emerging disease, and the colon is the most frequent involved part of the gi tract. case presenta...