fast enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (fast-elisa) was compared with the standard elisa for the diagnosis of human hydatidosis. seventy serum samples including 30 from hydatidosis patients (surgically confirmed), healthy control individuals not infected with any parasitic diseases (n=/20) and from others with different parasitic infections including, toxocariosis (n=5), fasciolosis (n=5), tric...

The aim of this study was to evaluate six different antigenic fractions from Strongyloides venezuelensis parasitic females for the immunodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis. Soluble and membrane fractions from S. venezuelensis parasitic females were prepared in phosphate-buffered saline (SSF and SMF, respectively), Tris-HCl (TSF and TMF, respectively), and an alkaline buffer (ASF and AMF, respe...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused mainly by the Wuchereria bancrofti worm and that affects up to 120 million people worldwide. LF is the second cause of chronic global deformity, responsible for 15 million people with lymphedema (elephantiasis) and 25 million men with scrotal hydrocele. Its diagnosis is still associated with numerous difficulties, such as the sa...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic disease caused by leishmania species. Dogs are considered to be the main reservoir of VL. A number of methods and antigen-based assays are used for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis. However, currently available methods are mainly based on direct examination of tissues for the presence of parasites, which is highly invasive. A variety of serological tests ...

conclusions the present study was the first report on the isolation and identification of t. ptyseos from pif in iran. t. ptyseos are frequently present in various kinds of foods; therefore, further investigation on these samples is required. it is necessary to track the t. ptyseos in a wide variety of foods and individuals especially in immunocompromised people such as human immunodeficiency v...

introduction: papsmear test has been performed by public health services since 1991 in iran.   although cervix cancer is reported 9 th cause of death in four studied counrties in 1999, unfortunately detection rate of smear test is reported very low.  the aim of this study was to determine the cause of low sensitivity of papsmear in hamadan province- north west of iran. materials and methods : 1...