We report the cases of two homosexual men, one of whom is believed to have been infected with HIV-1 during oroanal intercourse with the other, his only current sexual partner. Both patients had sero-conversion illnesses with similar symptoms and signs, and of similar duration. The practise of oroanal intercourse is known to be associated with the transmission of enteric infections and has been ...

Abstract Background and Aims: EBV is a human herpesvirus that infects more than 90% of the world’s population. Although, benign and asymptomatic in most cases, the infection can cause many nonmalignant and malignant disorders of lymphoid and epithelial origins. The objective of this study was detected in IM prevalence in Neyshabur, Northeast Iran from 2010-2014. Materials and Meth...

PURPOSE Knowledge of the long-term clinical outcome of Raynaud's syndrome (RS), essential both for patient counselling and formulation of optimal therapeutic recommendations, is conspicuously deficient in current medical literature. We have prospectively monitored 1039 patients with RS, 118 (11.4%) for more than 10 years to determine whether initial characterization was able to predict outcome....

Abstract Background The seasonal human coronaviruses (HCoV) NL63, 229E, OC43 and HKU1, are endemic throughout the world, yet majority of HCoV infections remain undiagnosed. Serology can reliably identify individuals previously infected with HCoVs. Methods In a cross-sectional seroprevalence study, 2,389 serum samples were collected from children adults requiring hospital admission in France 202...

This study was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, Hada El-Sham, King Abdulaziz University during 2006 and 2007 seasons. Four canola varieties, Callypso, Pactole, Sero-4 and Sero-6 varieties were tested under four nitrogen fertilizer rates (0.00, 92,138 and 184 kg N/ha) to determine the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on the canola (Brassica napus L.) seed yield, yield components and ...

A total of 332 dairy cow’s sera samples were collected from Kombolcha and Dessie districts North Ethiopia to determine the sero-prevalence infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), Brucellosis. Sera split into equal portions competitive ELISA was used for testing IBR in first portion while Rose Bengal test (RBT) Complement Fixation Test (CFT) detection Brucellosis second portion. Sero-posi...