Publications by authors named "Z Atrkarroshan"
Coinfection of tuberculosis (TB) and human parasitic infections is common in developing countries. There is little information about the prevalence of ( infection among TB patients in Iran. In this case-control study, anti-toxoplasma antibodies were measured by ELISA method in 100 patients with active tuberculosis and 100 healthy individuals who were matched in terms of sex, age, and place of residence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Toxoplasma gondii is an important opportunistic intracellular protozoan parasite that can cause severe sequelae and even death in immunodeficient patients. This study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis among HIV/AIDS patients of the study area.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 121 registered HIV/AIDS patients of behavioral diseases consultation center (BDCC) in Guilan province, north of Iran.
Background: Dynamic aging depends on providing opportunities to improve the quality of life of the elderly. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and quality of life in the elderly in Guilan.
Materials And Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted in the elderly who visited urban public places in the East of Guilan (mosques, parks, weekly markets, and clubs).
Association between height and malignancy among children in the north of Iran.
Iran J Ped Hematol Oncol
July 2015
Background: This study aim to determine the association between height and cancer in the children aged 14 years at the time of diagnosis in Rasht, Iran.
Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, height of patients with a malignancy (≤14) at the time of diagnosis measured in the standard charts of United States National Center for the Health Statistics (NCHS). Data were reported by descriptive statistics and analyzed by Regression tests in SPSS version 19.