background: it is estimated that about 370 million people are chronic carriers of hbv worldwide. apparently 3% of iranian populations are chronic carriers of this virus. we aimed to evaluate the viral dna in biological fluids of chronic hepatitis patients compared to a control group. methods: the current case-control study was designed to evaluate the viral dna in biological fluids of 70 chroni...

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BACKGROUND Hearing loss is a prevalent and significant disability that impairs functional development and educational attainment of school children in developing countries. Lack of a simple and practical screening protocol often deters routine and systematic hearing screening at school entry. AIM To identify predictors of hearing loss for a practical screening model in school-aged children. ...

Introducción: La acumulación excesiva de cerumen en el conducto auditivo externo es causa común consulta áreas primer contacto y otorrinolaringología. Las técnicas tradicionales limpieza incluyen la administración cerumenolíticos, lavado, micro succión instrumentación con curetas. Estas pueden presentar inconvenientes como falla, ser desordenadas, consumir mucho tiempo para su realización o res...

Objectives: This study evaluated the results of hearing screening program in school-age children our region and their etiologies. Patients Methods: The audiometry 6,073 first-year primary school students (2,915 males, 3,158 females; mean age: 75.6±3.9 years; range, 66 to 84 years) performed between January 2019 March 2020 were retrospectively scanned from Ministry Health National Hearing Screen...