background: the successfulness of the health authorities in the country to cover the vaccination to infant is subject to administrative plan, control and providing facilities to carry out this matter. without knowledge of people, especially, women, it is not possible to determine the women knowledge about infants' vaccination. the present study was carried out to determine the rate of women's k...

not beginning or completing the vaccination schedule as recommended in the expanded programme on immunization is one of the major reasons for low immunization coverage. it should be studied in detail for remedial action, if the objectives of the epi in iran are to be achieved as stated. generally, lack of knowledge, lack of motivation and obstacles ore the basic categorical reasons for low cove...

background: hepatitis- b infection is one of the infectious diseases that transmits via blood transfiosion, blood product, injection, mother to fetus and sexual contact. protective anti hepatitis-b titer are observed in more than 90% of healthy children. the aim of this study was to evaluate seroconversion rates in children who received routine vaccination program. methods: a cross sectional st...

conclusions results indicated that the present vaccination program is insufficient for immunity against measles in this area. the general population immunity was lower than the necessary level for the elimination of measles. therefore, sero-epidemiological studies are necessary to organize national programs for control and elimination of measles. results overall, 821 (91.2%) of the studied popu...

Background: In Iran scince 1992, hepatitis B vaccination was a part of the national vaccination program. Hepatitis B vaccination is effective in the epidemiology of hepatitis B. The aim ofthis study was to evaluate the long – term persistence of immunity. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on children and adolescents aged between 6-18 years in Birjand, who recei...

We report on a 59-year-old female patient with an infected vascular graft investigated with 18F FDG-PET/CT. The first of two studies showed FDG activity in the left deltoid and ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes explained by influenza vaccination the day prior. The second 18F FDG-PET/CT showed multiple FDG-avid lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm without tracer accumulation at the vaccinat...

background hepatitis a is often asymptomatic in children, however it can become a serious disease in adults. for countries that do not have a universal vaccination strategy targeted vaccination for high risk groups is recommended. health workers could be at a higher risk of infection with hepatitis a virus (hav) compared to the general population. the aim of this study is to investigate the ser...

background influenza can causes morbidity and mortality that are greatly enhanced in patients with underlying chronic diseases such as cirrhotic patients. this study was performed to assess the immunogenicity of influenza vaccination in patients with cirrhosis and inactive carriers of hepatitis b virus infection. methods in this clinical study 93 enrolled subjects divided into 3 groups: cirrhot...