Introduction: Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) is a severe and fatal opportunistic infection. Lethality higher in the absence of treatment, especially HIV co-infection. The objective present study was to determine prevalence, epidemiological, clinical, biological, therapeutic features as well outcome NMC HIV-infected patients. Methods: This retrospective 108 cases diagnosed Data were collect...

conclusions the significant number of coinfected hiv-hcv patients only had hbcab positive test without detectable hbv-dna. further studies for detection of hbv-dna in both serum and liver biopsy specimens may help clarify the impact of hbv infection in coinfected hiv/hcv patients. results of 103 hiv-hcv coinfected patients, both hbsag and hbcab were positive in 7 patients (6.8%), negative in 44...

objectives the aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of hiv infection in mashhad city. methods this cross sectional study was performed since may to september 2009 in mashhad, iran. a total of 1,678 individuals ranged 1-90 years of age were selected randomly from different geographical regions of the city, proportionate to sex and age distribution of the population according t...

Background and Purpose: TGF-β is a potent regulator and suppressor of the immune system and overproduction of this cytokine may contribute to immunosuppression in HIV-infected patients. Increasing population of immunosuppressed patients has resulted in increasingly frequent of fungal infections, including oral candidiasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the plasma levels of TGF-&bet...

Early treatment of HIV relies on a timely detection the infection, but many people living with HIV/AIDS are unaware their infection. In current study, we applied an electronic medical records (EMR)-based alert system flagging high-risk patients previously diagnosed infections syphilis, hepatitis A virus, B and/or C and those aged 20–50 years prior diagnosis shingles. During study period (April ...

background: beside various factors for producing diabetes, it seems that chronic hepatitis c, hiv/hcv co-infection, and anti-retroviral treatment especially including protease inhibitors may predispose to diabetes. this study conducted to determine prevalence of diabetes in hiv and hcv patients. methods: the registries of 150 hcv patients, 50 hiv patients and 90 hiv/hcv co-infected patients in ...

Background and Objective: Patients with thalassemia major have an abnormality in hemoglobin synthesis and ineffective hematopoiesis and for this reason with respect to disease severity should receive one or more fresh blood unit every 15-30 days. Since transfusion of blood products has been known as one ...

The objective of the study: to determine objectivity statistical data on HIV infection, analyze situation in Russia at beginning implementation State Strategy Aimed Combat Spread Infection Russian Federation until 2030. Subjects and methods. from federal surveillance forms no. 4, 8, 30, 33, 61 were studied. number those died is presented as per Rosstat data. Epidemiological analysis, expert ass...

Fallahi Sh1, Badparva E1, Nahrovanian H2, Chegeni Sharafi A3, Ebrahimzadeh F4 1. Instructor, Department of parasitology, Faculty of medicine, Lorestan University of medical sciences 2. PhD, Pasteur institute of Iran. 3. Master of science, parasitology 4. Instructor, Department of statistic, Faculty of health, Lorestan University of medical sciences Abstract Background: Intestinal...