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Subtypes distribution and frequency of Blastocystis sp. Isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic patients
(2017-01-01)
© 2017, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). All rights reserved. Background: Blastocystis is one of the most common parasites, reported from both human and animals. This parasite is more prevalent in regions with ...
Assessment of sexual maturation among boys in special schools of Tehran, Iran
(2017-01-01)
Background: Due to lack of detailed standards of sexual maturity in individuals with Intellectual, sensory and motor disability in Iran and the importance of timing of onset of puberty in these individuals, a study is ...
National and subnational patterns of cause of death in Iran 1990-2015: Applied methods
(2017-01-01)
© 2017, Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran. All rights reserved. Background: Causes of death statistics provide crucial health intelligence in national and international communities. An efficient death registration ...
Sensitivity and specificity of preschool vision screening in Iran
(2017-01-01)
© 2017, Iranian Journal of Public Health. All rights reserved. Background: To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the National Vision Screening ...
Comparison of the mental health of medicine and engineering students in Iran, 2014-2015
(2017-12-01)
Background and Aim: Mental health plays an important role in ensuring the dynamism and efficiency of any community. Since human resources have a crucial role in the cultural, social and economical development of communities, ...
Endoscopic findings in patients with Upper gastrointestinal bleeding referred to Taleghani hospital, Tehran, Iran
(2017-12-01)
Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a common medical problem worldwide. It is an emergency medical condition, which may require hospital admission. UGIB also increases the risk of morbidity, and ...
HIV and tuberculosis trends and survival of coinfection in a referral center in Tehran: A 12-year study
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background The risk of mortality and morbidity among tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfected patients is significantly higher than that of patients infected with TB alone. The ...
Investigation of urine lipoarabinomannan in human immunodeficiency virus patients with or without coinfection with Tuberculosis in Iran
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 Objective/background Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of AIDS-related deaths among adults in countries with resource limitations. The emergence of the Xpert MTB/RIF rapid molecular assay and its subsequent ...
Quality assessment of the national cancer registry in iran: Completeness and validity
(2016-12-01)
© 2016, Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention. Introduction: Cancer Registry is one of the important components of health information systems in developing countries. Continuous monitoring of data quality can have a crucial ...
Isolation and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba genotypes isolated from soil sources of public and recreational areas in Iran
(2016-12-01)
© 2016 W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, PAS. Pathogenic strains of Acanthamoeba are causative agents of a sight threating infection of the cornea known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. AK cases have been reported in Iran ...