The Calmette-Güerin vaccine (BCG) is administered to all the newborns in Iran in order to
prevent tuberculosis. Complications of this vaccine are uncommon. We report disseminated …

BACKGROUND: Congenital CMV is the most common cause of nonhereditary sensorineural
hearing loss in children. More than 40% of deafness cases with an unknown cause are due …

… Also, the reported frequencies of hospital From the Immunology, Asthma and Allergy
Research Institute, Children Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran …

Objective To determine the immunity status of children with Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
lymphadenitis (patient group) and unaffected children (control group) in Iran. Methods We …

Background and Aim: Urinary tract infection is a common clinical problem in children under
8 weeks of ages. Studies in this area indicate that the first sign of bacterial infection in …

: Background: Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is present in almost all body tissues, so the
LDH test is used to detect tissue alterations and as an aid in the diagnosis of heart attack, …

: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that predominantly affects the coronary
arteries. The etiology of Kawasaki disease remains unknown, although an infectious agent …

: Background:The changing epidemiology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
became evident in the 1990s when community- acquired MRSA cases were first …

Background Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare disorder of phagocytes in
which absence of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production in phagocytes predisposes …

: Background:To describe the immunologic characteristics and outcomes of the patients with
serious BCG complication in a 15- year survey.Materials and Methods: A descriptive and …