Since its discovery in 1955, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has consistently been noted to be the single most important cause of lower respiratory tract illness in infants <1 year of age. RSV also causes repeat infections and significant disease throughout life. In addition to the young child, persons with compromised immune, pulmonary or cardiac systems, and the elderly have significant ris...

OBJECTIVE To characterize epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory features of babesiosis occurring in Wisconsin residents. DESIGN Conduct a review of all cases of babesiosis reported to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health with onsets during 1996-2005. For case patients with onsets during 2004, pertinent medical records were reviewed and patient interviews were performed. INTERVENTIONS I...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic features of unintentional injuries among children in rural China are unknown. METHODS Using a stratified sampling method, we conducted a retrospective study of injury reports over a year-long period. Structured oral questionnaires were administered to parents of 2551 children ages 0 to 14. RESULTS The annual incidence of unintentional injuries was 15.6%, with boys (...

To obtain epidemiologic information regarding syncope, 2336 men and 2873 women aged 30 to 62 years at entry to the study were evaluated for syncope. During 26 years of surveillance, evidence of cardiac or neurologic morbidity and mortality was also recorded. At least one syncopal episode was reported by 71 (3.0%) of the men and 101 (3.5%) of the women during the course of the study. Criteria fo...

Abstract Acute diarrhea with severe dehydration has been a major worldwide cause of death in children younger than 5 years of age. Etiological studies of gastroenteritis have shown that rotavirus causes 40&ndash;50% of acute diarrhea among infants&nbsp;and children in both developing and developed nations. Numerous epidemiologic studies in the US and the World Health Organization have docu...

Background and objective: Neonatal sepsis is defined as presence of clinical signs accompanied by positive blood culture in newborns less than one month of age. Sepsis is a common cause of hospital admission in neonates, and it is known as one of the main causes of mortality among them, not only in developed countries but in developing ones. Delay in diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy...

Background and Aims: Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that causes a liver inflammation. The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in hemodialysis patients is more than the general population. Periodic screening of HCV in dialysis centers is necessary to control this viral disease.&nbsp; The aim of this study is the evaluation of HCV infection among hemodialysis patients living in Yazd province of...

introduction: as a result of aging process, oral mucosa becomes susceptible to oral diseases. having knowledge about prevalence and distribution of geriatric oral diseases is essential for prevention and treatment planning. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of geriatric patients' oral biopsies in specimens obtained in medical centers of zahedan university of medical sciences. methods:...

Background: Pemphigus is a serious blistering disease with considerable mortality, which heavily burdens on health care system because of the long time hospitalization. It is rare in north America but is considered as the most common immunobullous disease in eastern countries such as Malaysia and China. Objective: The purpose of this study was to define the epidemiologic features of pemph...

background: mycosis fungoides (mf) is he most common and indolent form of cutaneuse t-cell lymphomas (ctcl), that usually occurs in old adults. objectives: to determine epidemiologic features and patients characteristics of mf in isfahan (iran). methods: we performed a retrospective study in mf clinic of alzahra hospital that is the main center for treatment of mf patients in isfahan (iran) and...