Jean-François Timsit, MD, PhD Carole Schwebel, MD, PhD Lila Bouadma, MD Arnaud Geffroy, MD Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, MD Sebastian Pease, MD Marie-Christine Herault, MD Hakim Haouache, MD Silvia Calvino-Gunther, RN Brieuc Gestin, PhD Laurence Armand-Lefevre, PharmD Véronique Leflon, PharmD Chantal Chaplain, PharmD Adel Benali, MD Adrien Francais, MSc Christophe Adrie, MD, PhD Jean-Ralph Zahar, MD ...

background and objectives: intravenous drug using is a main risk factor for getting infected with hiv, hepatitis b and c viruses. the syphilis is a common infection. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiology of hiv, syphilis, hepatitis b and c among the intravenous drug users (idus) at loghman hakim hospital, tehran. materials & methods: a descriptive (cross- sectional) stud...

Objectives: To evaluating the concentration level of IL-10 in serum patients suffering from digestive disorders Blastocystis parasitic infection and compared with control group by using ELISA. Methadology: Case-control study design was conducted on 70 (33 males 37 females) at Al-Sadr medical city Al-Hakim General Hospital Al-Sajad Hospital. A participitant (29 41 who were without any history di...

A 33–year-old woman was visited at the dermatological clinic of Loghman-e-Hakim Hospital with multiple hypopigmented patches on her right arm, buttocks and flanks. Her lesions developed over the past year with no regression. Lesions were resistant to multiple antifungal therapies. Clinical examination revealed multiple circular or oval patches on the right arm, flank and sacral area. There was ...

objective one of the prominent microorganisms in several reports of nosocomial infections is staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) which is carried by several health care workers (hcw) many times throughout the day. the present investigation was conducted to assess the nasal and hand carriage rate of s. aureus amongst medical personnel of loghman hakim hospital's toxicological intensive care unit (...

Popliteal peterigion (Web) syndrome, a rare heritable disease of multiple anomalies; characterized by hard sclerotic areas extending from the sole of the feet up to ischiatic tuberosity along the posterior aspect of lower exteremities at the midline.  Varients of this syndrome with different severity are reported: severcre of which present in addition to cardinal feature; palpebral adhesions, s...