Background: Patients with hematological malignancies undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy
are susceptible to develop invasive fungal infections particularly Aspergillus and Candida …

This prospective, cross-sectional case control study was conducted in Iran to evaluate the
specificity and sensitivity of a commercial semiquantitative immunochromatographic …

Objective To evaluate the relationship between group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
infection (GABHS) and tic disorders in children. Methods This is a case-control study that was …

Objectives: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
and form a core group to facilitate STI spreading. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

Background Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a common cause of morbidity
affecting millions of women worldwide. Patients with RVVC are thought to have an underlying …

Background: Immunodeficiency is a heterogenous group of diseases affecting different
components of the immune system. Patterns of infection, etiology and organ involvement are not …

VogtKoyanagi-Harada (VKH) is a rare syndrome affecting tissues with melanocytes. The
possibility that VKH syndrome has an autoimmune pathogenesis is supported by the high …

ABO blood groups have shown some association with various diseases. Although there are
small studies in literature about association between ABO blood groups and chronic viral …

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) is a rare syndrome affecting tissues containing melanocytes.
The possibility of its autoimmune pathogenesis is supported by high frequent HLA-DR4 …

Background: VAP is defined as pneumonia in patients who use ventilators. The acute physiology
and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) scoring system was originally developed for …