The aim of this study was to characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in Iran and
estimate the pooled mean HCV antibody prevalence in different risk populations. We …

Tattoos and piercings are increasing, especially among youths, but the risk of hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection from these practices has not been adequately assessed and there are …

Hepatitis C infection has come to the top of virus-induced liver diseases in many parts of the
world. In Iran, it seems that its prevalence in general population is less than 1%, which is …

Hepatitis C (HCV) is the disease that has affected around 200 million people globally. HCV
is a life threatening human pathogen, not only because of its high prevalence and worldwide …

Methods A MEDLINE search from 1966 to 2002 was performed with the keywords
“endoscopy,”“complication,”“infection,” and “transmission.” Other sources used to identify …

Objective Several infectious diseases are transmissible by blood transfusion, especially viral
infections. The most common blood-transmitted viruses are hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis …

The purpose of this article is to review the evidence regarding transmission of infection
during gastrointestinal endoscopy, factors important in endoscope reprocessing and …

OBJECTIVE: Early studies on blood donors point to a seroprevalence of approximately
0.25% for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Iran. However, the true prevalence in the …

Background: Though regular blood transfusion improves the overall survival of patients with
β-thalassemia, it carries a definite risk of infection with blood-borne viruses. We carried out …

Results On the other hand, probiotic can reduce the urease activity of bacterial microflora.
Furthermore, probiotic decreases fecal pH value and reduces ammonia adsorption. In …