BACKGROUND There have been studies regarding the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibody (HCVAb) in Iran. However, the majority of these have reported a variety of rates, depending on their study population, which limits the generalizability of their results to the general population. On the other hand, cultural diversity in the different provinces of Ira...

1. Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University 2. Associate Professor of Pediatric neurology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University 3. Assistant Professor of pediatric Neurology, Gorgan University of Medical Sciences 4. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 5.Assistant Professor of pediatric Neurology,Shahid Beheshti Medical Uni...

In this paper, the reuse of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation of agricultural land and its effect on soil quality has been investigated in an arid region of Iran. For this purpose, two pilots of 2,000 m2 area with a variety of plants were selected near the effluent discharge of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Zahedan and Zabol cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The wastewater t...

BACKGROUND One of the major clinical problems regarding Pseudomonas aeruginosa is attributed to metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL). This group of enzymes is a subset of beta lactamases which belong to group B of Ambler classification and cause hydrolysis of carbapenems. Based on epidemiological studies conducted worldwide, it is proved that prevalence of genes coding MBLs in P. aeruginosa species ar...

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that can negatively impact person’s mental health, including depression and anxiety. The of social support on negative, stressful events be analyzed in relation to different personality styles. Objectives: This study aimed investigate the style, events, quality life MS patients. Methods: observational, descriptive utilized regression anal...

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background: congenital transmission, prenatal mortality and abortion, are major problems in most countries with high prevalence of toxoplasma gondi infection and study of seroepidemiology of this infection among the pregnant women, could provide applicable approaches to preventive measures. in order to determine the seroepidemiology of toxoplasma infection in the pregnant women, this study was ...

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of contrast sensitivity (CS) using Pelli Robson test in normal individuals over seven years old living Zahedan and examine its relationship with age, gender, refractive errors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, simple sampling was performed on patients aged their attendants who had referred Al-Zahra eye hospital Zahedan. Complete...