The etiology of onychomycosis is only occasionally documented in the eastern part of India. 106 clinically suspected onychomycosis patients were evaluated in this study. Male : female ratio was 1.35:1 and the commonest age group of affliction was 31-40 years. KOH examination revealed 88 (83%) cases, and culture was positive in 86 (81.1%) cases. 66 (62.2%) of them were due to dermatophytes, 8 (7...

The present study was performed to assess the infection of rodent reservoirs and their fleas to plaque agent (Yersinia pestis) in Kurdistan and North Khorasan respectively as active endemic and inactive nonendemic foci in the country. Live traps were used to collect rodents in spring and summer 2015. Totally, 109 rodents were trapped. Rodents of genus Apodemus witherbyi (40.5%) were the most ab...

BACKGROUND Cats are the hosts for some zoonotic parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. which are important in medicine and veterinary. Studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites of cats have received little attention in south west of Iran. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of parasites in stray cats in Ahvaz. MATERIALS AND METHODS Random ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Salmonellosis can be acquired through consumption of infected raw or undercooked eggs. The aim of this study was isolation and identification of Salmonella spp from the eggshells and the egg contents samples of Tabriz retails. METHODS A total number of 150 samples of eggs were analyzed for the presence of Salmonella spp. using conventional culture method and multiplex...

background : the protozoan parasites cryptosporidium spp. and giardia are known to occur widely in both raw and drinking waters. they are two of the causative agents of waterborne out-breaks of gastroenteritis throughout the world. in the present study, a pcr assay and fa were developed for detection of cryptosporidium oocysts and giardia cyst in environmental samples. methods : we have detecte...

OBJECTIVES Gastrointestinal tract infection is still one of the serious public health problems in many geographic areas and is endemic in most countries including Iran. Early detection of the gastrointestinal tract pathogens can be extremely important. The aim of the current study was to apply a shortened time-multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for rapid and simultaneous detection of Sal...

Tinea refers to superficial infection with one of three fungal genera-Microsporum, Epidermophyton, or Trichophyton-that are collectively known as dermatophytes. These infections are among the most common diseases worldwide and cause chronic morbidity. They are usually diagnosed by direct microscopy and fungal culture, which are burdensome to perform in the clinical setting. To supplement conven...

The importance of subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. in epidemiological investigations of human cryptosporidiosis in Iran and other Mideast countries Ehsan Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao 1 Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China U...