Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode causing serious infections in immunocompromised patients. In chronically infected patients, the low parasitic content as well as the resemblance of the larvae to several other species make diagnosis basedonmorphology difficult. In the present study, a PCR-based method targeting the internal transcribed sequence 2 (ITS2) of the rDNA region was examined for...

*Corresponding author: Pro. Mohammad-Reza Ardalan, Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Erythropoietin treatment could augment the immune response and could be a tiger for systemic lupus erythematous flare-up and increasing the activity of renal ...

www.SID.ir Int J Women’s Health Reproduction Sci Vol. 1, No. 3, Autumn 2013 ISSN 2330-4456 Effects of Watermelon Seed Extract (Citrullus Vulgaris) on Spermatogenesis in Rat Arash Khaki1*, Fatemeh Fathiazad2, Mohammad Nouri1 Abstract: Objective: Citrullus vulgaris is an antioxidant that has been shown to reduce oxidative stress. Worldwide studies have been done in order to use as herbal medicine...

BACKGROUND Adolescent tobacco use remains a major public health priority to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in community. The aim of this study was determining the association of the transitions in smoking stages with prevalence of cigarette smoking in the classes and schools in adolescents of Tabriz City (northwest of Iran). METHODS Fifty-six high schools were randomly selected, and 490...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important issue in hemodialysis. Risk factors and local prevalence varies between different regions. The current study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of HBV infection and its associated risk factors among hemodialysis patients from five hemodialysis centers in Tabriz, a Northwestern Iranian city. Hepatitis B serologic markers were evaluated in...

Background and aim: Shigella is one of the leading causes acute diarrhea in children worldwide. Antibiotic resistance this bacterium has increased due to indiscriminate use common antibiotics. Therefore, aim study was investigate prevalence pattern antibiotic species isolated from with Tabriz hospitals.
 Materials methods: In descriptive cross-sectional study, 321 samples suspected were co...