background: clomiphene citrate (cc) is the first line agent used for ovulation induction in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos). however, there is marked discrepancy between the ovulation and pregnancy rates achieved, which may be attributed to the undesirable effect of cc on cervical mucus and endometrium. objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of isosorbid mo...

background: in 1997, a novel dna virus was isolated from the serum of a patient in japan

background the hepatitis delta virus (hdv) was first discovered by rizzetto in 1977 in a patient with chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection. in 1980, it was shown that hdv was an infectious agent responsible for exacerbation of liver disease in patients with hepatitis. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the seroreactivity of, and to molecularly detect, hdv among hemodialysis ...

background: malaria is the most important transfusion-transmitted infection (tti) in worldwide after viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. the main objective of the present study was to review and evaluate the transmission of malaria via blood transfusion in iran. methods : a literature search was done without time limitation in the electronic databases as follows: p...

background it is important to differentiate whether isolated anti-hbc is due to false positive results or the prior exposure to hepatitis b virus, because individuals with false-positive anti-hbc can benefit from vaccination and their blood can be safely transfused. to distinguish between these two conditions, we evaluated the serologic response to hepatitis b vaccine. methods ninety subjects w...