Publications by authors named "Saeedeh Ravi"
A 23 year-old man was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of pain, edema and spasm of the left lower limb, as well as mottling of dorsal and plantar aspects of the foot. One week before the current admission, he was treated with oral co-amoxiclave and intramuscular penicillin 6.3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The antidepressant effect of omega-3 fatty acids has been described in the non-HIV population. The effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on the mood status of HIV-positive patients has not been evaluated yet.
Objective: In this study, the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depressive symptoms was evaluated in HIV-positive individuals.
Objectives: To assess the pattern and possible risk factors of conventional and/or pegylated interferon alpha (IFN-α) plus ribavirin therapy for causing adverse reactions in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus. Patients attending a referral center in Iran were assessed.
Methods: During an 18 month period all adult individuals diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C virus who planned to receive anti-hepatitis C virus treatment were prospectively screened regarding all related subjective and objective adverse drug reactions.
Background: Various aspects of adherence to HCV treatment such as frequency, risk factors as well as causes of non-adherence, and its real role in clinical and virological outcome of the infected patients have remained largely unknown.
Objectives: The current study aimed to evaluate patients' adherence to anti-HCV medications in Iran.
Materials And Methods: From October 2010 to March 2011, socio-demographic characteristics, features of HCV infection, clinical properties, and habitual history of 190 patients were collected.