Background. Dietary supplementation has been used as a mechanism to augment the immune system. Adjunctive therapy with L-arginine has the potential to improve outcomes in active tuberculosis. Methods. In a randomized clinical trial 63 participants with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Markazi Province of Iran were given arginine or placebo for 4 weeks in addition to conventional chemoth...

BACKGROUND On the continuation of sorting the puzzle of the situation of hydatid disease in Iran and considering that so far no survey was conducted in this context in Arak City, Markazi Province central Iran, the present study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of human hydatidosis using AgB-ELISA test. METHODS Totally 578 serum samples randomly were collected from patients referr...

during 2005-2006, in the course of a survey of oribatid mites in arak region, markazi province, zetomotrichus (zetomotrichus) lacrimans grandjean, 1934 was collected and identified. this is the second genus and species of the family zetomotrichidae (acari, oribatida) being reported from iran.

Abstract The current study aims to investigate the levels of toxic metal in agricultural products (legumes, wheat, and potato) collected Markazi province, Iran, human health risk by using inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). arsenic (As) cadmium (Cd) all samples were lower than limit detection (LOD), while level Cd potato was maximum permisible (MPL) European co...

background: kidney transplantation is a preferred treatment for many patients with end-stage renal disease (esrd) and is far more profi table than hemodialysis. analyzing renal transplantation data can help to evaluate the eff ectiveness of transplantation interventions. the aim of this study was to determine the organ survival rate after kidney transplantation during a period of 10 years (marc...

We report a case of human urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old rural man with a penil ulcer and numerous alive and motile larvae from urethra and glans penis. Entomological studies on adult flies showed the larvae were Lucilia sericata and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis A is a common health concern both in developing and developed countries. Hygienic and socioeconomic parameters deeply impact the prevalence and transmission of this disease. Evaluating the epidemiological distribution and risk factors for Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is necessary for policy makers to improve local and national preventive measures. OBJECTIVES The aim of this st...