conclusions the majority of hiv-infected persons in the city of kashan were also hcv positive. genotype 1 was the predominant type, alongside subtype a. considering the high prevalence of hcv among the hiv-infected persons, as well as the impact of occupation, education, illicit drug use, and imprisonment on the incidence of both infections, health policy makers must introduce health programs a...

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purpose: the present study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of human hydatidosis in ilam province using dot- elisa techniques. materials & methods: three thousands sera, collected from different cities of ilam province in the west of iran were examined. the serum dilution of 1:400 was selected as the cut off and the results were confirmed by the elisa technique. results: results ...

background macrophages play critical roles in innate immune response in the liver. whether macrophages participate in liver innate immunity against hcv replication is poorly understood objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the role of macrophages in liver innate immunity against hcv replication. conclusions macrophages may play an important role in liver innate immunity against hc...

The most common bacterial diseases of mushrooms are the brown blotch caused by Pseudomonas tolaasii and ginger ‘gingeri’. Protection against infections consists in ensuring an appropriate microclimate cultivation rooms. aim study was to assess severity symptoms depending on amount irrigating water mushroom cultivation. crop infected with a suspension cells as equivalent application 2.6 × 107 10...

To the Editor: WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a human polyomavirus fi rst detected in respiratory samples in 2007 (1). It has since been detected worldwide (2–7), including the People’s Republic of China (8), but whether it is a causative respiratory pathogen remains speculative. To investigate the potential role of WUPyV in respiratory diseases and its prevalence in Tianjin, China, we examined sam...