results tst was positive in 198 (60.4%) health care workers out of 328. likelihood of positive tst among hcws increased in nurses (or = 4.617, 95% ci = 1.181-18.054, p = 0.028), increasing working experience (or = 1.178, 95% ci = 1.131 - 1.226, p < 0.001), and history of exposure to patients with tb (or = 9.035, 95% ci = 4.018 - 20.315, p < 0.001). age, gender and bcg vaccination scar were not ...

cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is an endemic disease in some parts of iran and it has high morbidity in some areas of the country. the disease is detected by parasitological examinations including direct microscopic and culture tests. this comparative study aimed to evaluate the relationship between positivity of the leishmanin skin test (lst), microscopically examination and clinical forms of cl...

aeroallergens continue to have a key role in the pathogenesis of asthma and allergic diseases and have recently received increased attention in medical research throughout the world. the prevalence of aeroallergens vary in different regions, depending on the type of climate. the aim of the present study was to determine prevalence of the sensitivity to aeroallergens among patients with asthma a...

the pathergy phenomenon (pp) is one of the hallmarks of behcet's disease (bd). it has been reported to be positive from 17.5% to 83% of cases in different studies. pp is used as a diagnosis criterion in the dilsen criteria, the japan criteria, the international criteria, and the iran criteria. it is therefore important to know wether pp is a fix manifestation of the disease or a cyclic manifest...

background: the aim of this study was to identify the most common aeroallergens in patients with asthma and rhinitis. methods: the study enrolled 102 participants including 64 patients with respiratory allergies (among them 15 were clinically diagnosed as asthma patients, 41 with rhinitis, 8 were both) and 38 healthy controls. all of participants were subject of skin prick tests (spt) with seri...

the  frequency of  allergic diseases such  as allergic rhinitis is considerable in general population. insect aeroallergens are important allergens which can induce airway inflammation. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sensitization to insect aeroallergens in allergic rhinitis patients in yazd as a desert city in iran. a cross-sectional study was undertaken on 95 allergi...

introduction: chronic suppurative otitis media (csom) is considered one of the most common causes of acquired hearing impairment in developing countries. csom is a multifactorial persistent inflammatory disease of the middle ear. a distinct pathophysiologic mechanism linking allergic rhinitis (ar) and csom remains to evolve. the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between a...