This cross-sectional study was performed on all patients suspected to be suffering from ectoparasites who were referred to the parasitology laboratory of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad during 15 years (April 1995 to April 2010). All patients' data were collected from the questionnaires and then analyzed statistically. From 1814 suspected patients to be suffering from ectoparasites, 375 patients ...

A high-throughput SISCAPA workfl ow has been developed that uses RapidFire/MS technology to enable sensitive quantitation of peptides from plasma digests with a sample cycle time of approximately 10 seconds. The optimized system includes capture of target proteotypic peptides using rigorously selected, high affi nity antipeptide monoclonal antibodies and reduction of background peptides using a...

Sina Ebrahimi, Alireza Ghoreifi, Behnam Shakiba, Arash Azaripour, Hamid Deldadeh, Amir Reza Elahian, Mazaher Hadi, Parvin Emadi, Hamed Rajaee, Mehdi Dehghani, Lily Nosraty. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Urology Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Students’ Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I...

Context The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reached its peak in 1994 and is expected to decrease significantly over the next few years. However, HCV-related cirrhosis continues to increase. Razavi et al predicted that decompensated cirrhosis will reach its peak in 2019. This translates into increased healthcare costs secondary to complications of cirrhosis. Patients with cirrhosis due to ...

BACKGROUND Neospora caninum, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, is recognized as a major cause of abortion in cattle, while limited information is presently available on the seroprevalence of Neospora antibodies in horses' worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine serologic prevalence of Neospora infection in horses in Iran. METHODS Sera from 150 horses from Mashhad ...

Tobacco use has serious harmful effects on nearly every system in the body and by 2030-accounting for approximately 8 million deaths per year-it is expected to be the single biggest cause of death worldwide (World Health Organization, 2009) and especially in developing countries (Philip et al., 2013). In Iran, there are an estimated 10 million smokers and the death rate for smoking is now estim...

We recovered molecular phylogenetic relationships amongst species of the genus Ablepharus in Iran and Iraq. Partial sequences three mitochondrial genes (cytochrome C oxidase subunit I – COI, 12S rRNA 16S rRNA) were analysed. In addition, taxonomic evaluation Cyprus, India, Greece, Turkey Syria performed using partial gene. Phylogenetic trees estimated genetic distances showed that populations I...