Molecular prevalence of parvovirus B19 among HIV1-infected patients in Iran.

Different outcomes of parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection in immunocompromised patients, including HIV1-infected persons, may be life-threatening. Considering the hematologic disorders associated with B19V infection, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of B19V infection among HIV1-infected individuals in Iran. Serum samples from 100 HIV1-infected patients were analyzed for B19 viral DNA using real-time PCR assay.

Association between human papillomavirus infection and prostate cancer: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.

Although an increasing number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and distribution of HPV types worldwide with the risk of prostate cancer (PC), the results remain inadequate. Hence, we investigated the association between HPV infection and PC risk using a meta-analysis. Relevant studies from January 1990 to December 2016 were searched in PubMed, Web of sciences, and Scopus databases.

Molecular prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among Iranian women with breast cancer.

Background: The etiology and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of breast cancer still remain poorly understood. Some epidemiological studies have shown an association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and breast cancer. However, the findings are controversial.

Human parvovirus B19 and parvovirus 4 among Iranian patients with hemophilia.

Background: Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is one of the smallest DNA viruses and shows great resistance to most disinfectants. Therefore, it is one of the common contaminant pathogens present in blood and plasma products. Parvovirus 4 (PARV4) is a newly identified parvovirus, which is also prevalent in parenteral transmission.

Human parvovirus B19 in patients with beta thalassemia major from Tehran, Iran.

Background: Due to the tropism of human parvovirus B19 to erythroid progenitor cells, infection in patients with an underlying hemolytic disorder such as beta-thalassemia major leads to suppression of erythrocyte formation, referred to as transient aplasia crisis (TAC), which may be life-threatening. We investigated the prevalence of parvovirus B19 among patients with beta thalassemia major attending the Zafar Adult Thalassemia Clinic in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed to determine the presence of parvovirus B19 DNA in blood samples and parvovirus B19 genotypes in plasma samples of patients with thalassemia major.

Asymptomatic Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Iranian Mothers and Their Newborns.

This study aims to determine the prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection among pregnant women as well as congenital infection of their newborns in Tehran. One hundred samples of blood sera from pregnant women were analyzed for the presence of HSV specific antibodies. Umbilical cord blood samples from the newborns were analyzed for the presence of HSV DNA using real-time PCR.