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Immunological studies of chronic ocular toxoplasmosis : up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and transforming growth factor beta and a protective role for interleukin-6 [PDF]

, 2001
A murine model was used to characterize the local immune and inflammatory response during ocular toxoplasmosis. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, normally expressed at low levels in immune-privileged sites such as the eye, was up-regulated ...
Ferguson, D. J. P., Roberts, C. W., N. Byrne, Anthony, J.P., D. J. P. Ferguson, Lyons, R., R. E. Lyons, Roberts, F., Anthony, J. P., C. W. Roberts, Roberts, C.W., Alexander, J., J. Alexander, Lyons, R. E., Byrne, N., J. P. Anthony, Ferguson, D.J.P., F. Roberts   +17 more
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Utilizing Geographic Information System in Evaluation of Spatial Distribution and Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium Species in Diarrheic Humans in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2021
Background and objectives: Cryptosporidium spp. is a major cause of gastrointestinal illness in humans. There are no data available on geospatial distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. in the Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Masoud Soosaraei, Ahmad Daryani, Mehdi Sharif, Shabeddin Sarvi, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Mahdi Fakhar   +5 more
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Diabetic ketoacidosis mimicking COVID‐19 in an adolescent

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may be associated with nonspecific symptoms such as dyspnea, tachycardia, anorexia, and vomiting that are similar to COVID‐19.
Seyed Javad Boskabadi, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Mostafa Soleymani   +4 more
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Sero-Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Serological screening of pregnant women for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies is not practiced as an antenatal care in Tanzania; and there is a limited data about sero-prevalence of T. gondii infection in developing countries.
Mazigo, Humphrey D, Majinge, Charles, Mwambe, Berno, Kidenya, Benson R, Mazigo, Humphrey D., Mshana, Stephen E., Michael, Denna, Kidenya, Benson R., Massinde, Anthony N., Mshana, Stephen E, Massinde, Anthony N, Groß, Uwe   +11 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus) in Northern Iran

Veterinary Medicine International, 2021
Rodents are considered as reservoir hosts for various pathogens (such as Toxoplasma gondii) and have been revealed to play an important role in the spread of several infectious diseases to humans and other animals.
Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Saeid Abediankenari, Afsaneh Amouei, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mehdi Sharif, Fatemeh Rezaei, Ahmad Daryani   +6 more
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Demographic aspects of human hydatidosis in Iranian general population based on serology: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2018
Aim: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus cestodes, is a globally distributed chronic disease that is an important socioeconomic and public health problem in humans and livestock in developing countries,
Shirzad Gholami, Asal Tanzifi, Mehdi Sharif, Ahmad Daryani, Mohammad-Taghi Rahimi, Siavash Mirshafiee, Shahabeddin Sarvi   +6 more
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Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what works

, 2009
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100.
Gilbert, R, Ruth Gilbert, Gilbert, Ruth
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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe

, 2008
Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking.
Bahia Oliveira LM, Bahia-Oliveira Lilian M. G., Bahia-Oliveira, LM, Wallon M, Martine Wallon, Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira, Petersen E, Miles R Stanford, Wallon Martine, Stanford MR, Ruth E Gilbert, Tan, HK, Freeman, K, Katherine Freeman, Stanford Miles R., Lago, EG, Lago EG, Hooi Kuan Tan, Stanford, MR, Tan Hooi Kuan, Freeman K, Gilbert RE, Tan HK, European Multicentre Study on Congenital T.o.x.o.p.l.a.s.m.o.s.i.s., Freeman Katherine, Gilbert, RE, Eskild Petersen, Gilbert Ruth E., European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT), Buffolano Wilma, Wilma Buffolano, Petersen, E, Lago Eleonor G., BUFFOLANO, WILMA, Eleonor G Lago, Buffolano, W, Wallon, M, Petersen Eskild   +37 more
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Heavy head lice infestation in an adolescent girl following benzodiazepine poisoning

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Loss of consciousness (LOC) is one of the most common causes of emergency department (ED) visits. It may be due to intoxication or hypoglycemia. We present a 15‐year‐old girl who was referred with heavy head lice and LOC to the ED in the north of Iran.
Minoo Moghimi, Zahra Nekoukar, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Mostafa Soleymani   +5 more
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Rectal foreign body in adult male: Unusual case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
The majority of rectal foreign bodies inserted by adults are for self‐gratification. As a result, they will probably be smooth, rounded, tubular, or egg‐shaped to make insertion and extraction easier.
Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Mostafa Soleymani   +4 more
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