Association between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Nephrotic Syndrome Risk in Children: A Case-Control Study and Systematic Review.

Some evidence suggests toxoplasmosis as an etiology of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children; however, no observational study evaluated this relationship. In a case-control study, we enrolled 35 children with NS and 37 healthy children. All participants were examined for anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin G and M (IgG and IgM) antibodies using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Toxoplasma infection and risk of epilepsy: A case-control study of incident patients.

We performed an age matched case-control study of incident epileptic patients to assess the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and epilepsy. Cases were 94 newly diagnosed patients (mean age, 36.7 ± 15.

Case-Control Study to Assess the Association between Epilepsy and Infection/Exposure.

Although causes and etiology of epilepsy are mostly obscure, some zoonotic parasites, such as species, have been proposed as a risk factor for this disease. Here, we conducted an age-matched case-control study to evaluate whether there is an association between epilepsy and the presence of serum antibodies to in incident cases. We included 94 idiopathic epileptic patients as cases, and-from the same geographical region-88 people with no own history of epilepsy or neurological disease as control subjects.

The association between seropositivity to human toxocariasis and childhood asthma in northern Iran: a case-control study.

Background: Besides the well-known risk factors, Toxocara infection is thought to play a significant etiological role in the development of childhood asthma. To further explore this association, the prevalence of Toxocara infection in sera of asthmatic children and healthy controls in northern Iran was investigated.

Methods: In this case-control study, cases were 145 physician-confirmed asthmatic children diagnosed according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines.

Exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides infection and risk of childhood asthma in north of Iran.

Background: Asthma and Ascaris lumbricoides infection are common health issues affecting 250 and 700 million people worldwide, respectively. The relationship between ascariasis and asthma is a matter of substantial interest and research.

Methods: We performed a case-control study to evaluate whether the exposure to Ascaris infection is associated with asthma in children.

Seroepidemiology, modifiable risk factors and clinical symptoms of Toxocara spp. infection in northern Iran.

Toxocariasis is one of the most important and widespread neglected tropical infectious diseases. We designed a cross-sectional study to assess the seroepidemiological aspects of toxocariasis among the general population in northern Iran. A total of 630 rural subjects were enrolled to participate in the study.

Comparison of three cost effective staining methods for detection of .

pneumonia due to infection is an emerging health problem not only for HIV-infected patients but also for other immunocompromised patients in many countries. We compared Gomori methenamine silver (GMS), Toluidine Blue O (TBO) and Giemsa staining methods using standard procedures. The sensitivity and specificity of GMS were 100 %.

SEROPREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH Toxoplasma gondii INFECTION AMONG RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN IRAN.

Toxoplasmosis is the fourth most common cause of hospitalization and the second cause of death due to food-borne infections. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence, disease awareness and risk factors associated with toxoplasmosis among rural communities in Northern Iran. Data were obtained from serological testing and from participant's questionnaires and were analyzed using a logistic regression.

Contamination of commonly consumed raw vegetables with soil transmitted helminth eggs in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are responsible for significant burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consumption of raw vegetables without proper washing is one of the major routes of such infections. We evaluate the prevalence of STH contamination in commonly used vegetables in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.

Association of HLA class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1) alleles and haplotypes with myasthenia gravis and its subgroups in the Iranian population.

Heterogenic pattern of HLA associations with myasthenia gravis (MG) among different ethnicities and also among different MG subgroups has been the subject of debate in large series of many studies. One hundred and sixty Iranian MG patients were investigated for HLA class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1) associations compared to two hundred healthy controls from the same ethnic population. DRB1*11 DQA1*0501 DQB1*0301 haplotype was found to be protective for total (ocular plus generalized) MG (Pc=0.