objective: based on pittsburg sleep quality index, it has been reported that most human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) positive patients suffer from various degrees of sleep problems. sleep disorders can affect quality of life, physical and social functioning and can also cause chronic fatigue. some psychological and physiological factors are related to sleep quality. the purpose of the present s...

background: improving the performance of hiv diagnosis assays is one of the most important ways to reduce hiv transmission. because of the high mutation rate of hiv, it is critical to use the conserved proteins to develop diagnostic immunoassay methods. because integrase is one of the most conserved proteins of hiv, it may be a good target for this purpose. in this paper cloning, purification a...

infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) is a progressive condition which may cause endothelial dysfunction and liver damage leading to coagulopathy. with adventure of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), life expectancy has prolonged in hiv positive patients but several acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)-related conditions such as coagulopathies are responsible for ass...

common variable immunodeficiency (cvid) is a heterogeneous heritable disease characterized by arrest in b cell differentiation. an association between cvid and two hla haplotypes, haplotype i (hla-a1, hla-b8, hla-dr3) and haplotype ii (hla-a29, hla-b44, hladr7)has been previously documented. in the present study, we have attempted to find an association between susceptibility to cvid and hla cl...

background and objective: anemia is a common manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection, occurring in approximately 30% of patients with asymptomatic infection and in as many as 75% to 80% of those with aids. anemia has been associated with decreased quality of life and decreased survival. in this study we aimed to determine the prevalence and related factors of anemia in hiv...

background and objectives: hiv infected patients are at risk for vaccine-preventable infections such as tetanus and diphtheria (td). in these patients, these antibodies tend to decline faster. due to the limited data, this study assessed the seroprevalence of tetanus and diphtheria antibodies in hiv infected patients in tehran, iran. materials and methods: this case-control study was carried o...

background: hemophilia a and b are the most frequent congenital coagulation disorders. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b, c and human immunodeficiency viruses among hemophilic patients in hamadan, iran. patients and methods: in this study, patients with hemophilia a and b treated in hamedan hemophilia center, hamedan, iran, were screened for hepatitis b, c and ...

introduction: oral manifestations can be the first signs of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) and a useful marker for the progression of this disease. the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of oral manifestations and examine their relationship with socio-demographic factors in hiv-positive patients in the health centers affiliated to zahedan...

current mainstay of treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected patients is highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) but little is known about the long-term clinical outcome for hiv-infected patients who have received haart. determining factors associated with longterm survival in the course of treatment may allow modification to be made for patients who are at a greater risk ...