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Sadeghi N, Mohebali M, Kakooei Z, Roustazadeh A, Mir H, Abdoli A, Solhjoo K, Shabani M, Shadmand E, Taghipour A. Seroprevalence of visceral leishmaniasis among pregnant women in Jahrom city in Fars province, southern Iran. Parasite Epidemiol Control 2024; 25:e00349. [PMID: 38645673 PMCID: PMC11031800 DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2024.e00349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a public health issue in endemic countries with poor sanitation facilities. In this study, the seroprevalence rate and associated risk factors of VL were investigated during September 2020 to February 2021 in pregnant women referred to Ostad Mottahari and Peymanieh hospitals in Jahrom county, Fars province, southern Iran. Material and methods A total of 220 serum samples of pregnant women were assessed for the presence of Anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies by direct agglutination antigen (DAT). The associated risk factors were obtained using questionnaires. Results The overall seroprevalence of VL in pregnant women was 12.72% (28/220). Considering the antibody titer, titer 1:1600 was detected in 23 samples, titer 1:3200 in 4 samples, and titer 1:6400 in one sample. All 5 women with titer >3200 had mild fever. As such, there was a statistically significant difference regarding the age (≥39 years old with p-value: 0.01). Conclusions We recommend an appropriate health education program for pregnant women and serological screening of VL before pregnancy in endemic cities. Moreover, we believed a need for more epidemiological studies for better understand the status of VL in pregnant women.
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- Najmeh Sadeghi
- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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Shadmand E, Solhjoo K, Taghipour A, Tayer AH, Sadeghi F, Meshkin A. Healing effects of autologous platelet gel and growth factors on cutaneous leishmaniasis wounds in addition to antimony; a self-controlled clinical trial with randomized lesion assignment. BMC Res Notes 2023; 16:200. [PMID: 37689656 PMCID: PMC10493010 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06470-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Autologous platelet gel (APG) is used in most surgeries to treat a variety of tissue defects because of its healing factors composition. This randomized parallel clinical trial was conducted to investigate the healing effects of APG on cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) wounds. Eighteen male patients with CL wounds were recruited and followed for two months. The patients had more than one cutaneous wound, one of which was examined as the control and the other one as the intervention wound. APG was applied to the intervention wounds once a week, up to eight times. The primary endpoint was wound healing which defined as complete epithelialization and tissue granulation. Other clinical evaluation criteria were assessment of the wound size, and histopathology analyses. RESULTS Of 18 patients, 15 patients completed the trial (83.3%, mean age 28 years). The use of APG on the wounds was associated with complete and faster healing in 66% of the wounds and partial healing in 34% of the wounds. During the study, none of the control wounds were completely healed. The wound area in the intervention cases showed a statistically significant decrease throughout the study (P < 0.01) compared with controls. Following treatment of CL lesions with APG, the inflammatory process in the epidermis and dermis were decreased significantly (P < 0.01) compared with controls. CONCLUSION Our preliminary results confirm the clinical healing improvement described in the literature for APG-GF treatment of chronic non-leishmania wounds via immunomodulation. TRIAL REGISTRATION IRCT, IRCT20190212042694N1. Registered 20 February 2019, https://en.irct.ir/trial/37522.
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- Enayatollah Shadmand
- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Research Center for Noncommunicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
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- School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran
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Sharifzadeh M, Rezanezhad H, Solhjoo K, Kargar Jahromi Z, Shadmand E, Shahabi S, Taghipour A. Sero-molecular survey on Toxoplasma gondii infection among drug addicted and non-addicted individuals: a case-control study. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:19. [PMID: 34983410 PMCID: PMC8725485 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06979-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Up to now, epidemiological studies on the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among drug addicted individuals have been rarely performed. By designing an age and sex matched case–control study, we sought to determine the prevalence and associated factors with T. gondii infection in these population using serological and molecular techniques. Methods One hundred and thirty-seven drug addicted individuals and 141 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. Informed consent as well as a standard questionnaire were obtained from all subjects participating. Blood samples were collected from each participant and the serum was screened for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies (IgG and IgM). PCR assay was performed using the primer pair targeting the RE and GRA6 genes of T. gondii. Then, PCR products were sequenced to determine genotype. Results The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection based on IgG titer was 34.3% in case and 9.9% in the control groups, revealing a statistically significant difference (OR = 4.37; 95% CI = 2.46–9.12; P = 0.001). After analyzing the variables studied through the questionnaire, age was the only significantly factor associated with the anti-T. gondii IgG antibody in case group. Considering PCR assays with RE genomic target, the prevalence of T. gondii infection was 5.1% in the case and 3.5% in control groups which the difference was no statistically significant (OR = 1.46; 95% CI = 0.45–4.73; P = 0.521). Subsequently, all sequenced samples were genotype #1 using the GRA6 genomic target. Conclusions T. gondii exposure is relatively high among drug addicted individuals in Iran, and there is a need for health policymakers and researchers to establish enlightenment and prevention programs for these population at risk of infection. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12879-021-06979-8.
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- Majid Sharifzadeh
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. .,Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.,Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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Rezanezhad H, Shokouh MR, Shadmand E, Mohammadinezhad N, Mokhtarian Z, Fallahi A, Rezaei Yazdi H, Ahmadi Vasmehjani A, Armand B. The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated risk Factors among Students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. Int J Enteric Pathog 2017. [DOI: 10.15171/ijep.2017.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background: Parasitic infections, especially intestinal agents could affect social and personal hygiene and health; and to avoid the spread of pollution, monitoring the infectious sources is critical. Objective: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites and identify factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections among students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences between 2013-1014. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out between September 2013and February 2014. A total number of 1293 stool samples were taken from 431 students and were examined by direct wet mounting and formalin-ether methods. A questionnaire for common risk factors was completed for each individual. Results: Overall, the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was estimated to be 125 (29%) that infected by pathogenic and non-pathogenic intestinal parasites. Various species of protozoan infections were detected: Entamoeba coli was the most common parasite (9.04%) followed by Blastocystis hominis (8.12%), and Giardia lamblia (4.64%). About 3.2% students were infected with multiple parasites. A significant association was observed between the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections with the type of accommodation (OR=1. 5; 95% CI: 1.1; 1.9), parents’ educational level (OR=1. 5; 95% CI: 1.1; 1.9) and gender (OR=1. 5; 95% CI: 1.1; 1.9). No age association was detected, and a slightly positive prevalence with increasing age was observed (p=0.66). Conclusions: These data showed intestinal parasites were slightly more prevalent than expected, that might be due to interior sources of infection in college, such as carrier students. Hence, performing periodic monitoring among students is a necessity to promote the hygiene of the students.
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- Hassan Rezanezhad
- Department of Parasitology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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Rezanezhad H, Sayadi F, Shadmand E, Nasab SDM, Yazdi HR, Solhjoo K, Kazemi A, Maleki M, Vasmehjani AA. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among HIV Patients in Jahrom, Southern Iran. Korean J Parasitol 2017; 55:99-103. [PMID: 28285515 PMCID: PMC5365268 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii is an important opportunistic agent especially in immunocompromised hosts and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Hence, detection and monitoring of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies are of a great interest in HIV-infected patients. A study on the prevalence of toxoplasmosis and associated risk factors was carried out among HIV-infected patients in Jahrom, southern Iran. The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies was 21.1% in HIV-infected patients by ELISA. PCR was performed on all of the samples, and 1 of the blood samples was positively detected. Among the HIV patients, anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were significantly higher in age group of 30-39 years old (P=0.05). The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in patients with CD4+<100 cells/μl was 33.3% that was significantly higher than the other groups (P=0.042) with or without IgG antibodies. The CD4+ count mean of seropositive patients was lower than that of seronegative patients. The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in patients with highly active antiretroviral therapy was significantly less than patients without therapy (P=0.02). In conclusion, this study showed low seroprevalence of latent toxoplasmosis among HIV-infected patients in the region and confirmed the need for intensifying prevention efforts among this high-risk population and also the risk of toxoplasmosis reactivation which could be important among this population.
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- Hassan Rezanezhad
- Zoonoses Research Center, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Zoonoses Research Center, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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Mousavi Nasab SD, Baharlou R, Piroozmand A, Toghyani H, Shadmand E, Fazel H, Sadeghi K, Hashemi SMA, Shokouh MR, Gheshlaghi A, Ahmadi NA, Ahmadi Vasmehjani A. Distribution of IL-28B genotypes in patients with hepatitis C and healthy individuals in Jahrom city. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2015; 8:278-87. [PMID: 26468348 PMCID: PMC4600518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to compare the distribution of interleukin (IL)-28B genotypes between Iranian healthy individuals and patients with chronic hepatitis C based on the genotype. BACKGROUND Polymorphisms in the region of IL-28B gene have been identified as the strongest genetic pretreatment predictor of sustained virological response (SVR) in hepatitis C infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, 147 patients with chronic hepatitis C and 80 healthy individuals were included. The IL-28B rs12979860 and rs8099917 polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR-RFLP method and the frequency of IL-28B polymorphisms with respect to HCV genotypes was also determined. RESULTS The frequencies of rs12979860 TT, CC and CT genotypes in the chronic hepatitis C patients and healthy individuals were as follows: 10.8% vs. 11.3%, 38.7% vs. 46.2% and 50.3% vs. 42.5%. Also, the frequencies of rs8099917 TT, GG and GT genotypes in the chronic hepatitis C patients was 61.9%, 6.1% and 32% and in controls was 47.5%, 11.2% and 41.3%. The differences in the distribution of rs12979860 genotypes and alleles between HCV genotype 1 and HCV genotype 3a infected patients were statistically significant. CONCLUSION The rs12979860 C allele is the favorable allele for the spontaneous clearance of HCV. It seems that the impact of IL-28B polymorphism on the spontaneous clearance of HCV genotype 3 is more prominent than HCV genotype 1, which results in the observation of higher rs12979860 C allele frequency in chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 3 than HCV genotype 1.
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- Department of Microbiology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran,Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
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- Proteomics Research Center, and Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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