| the prevalence of toxoplasma infection in southern iran. | to determine the prevalence of infection with toxoplasma gondii in the fars province of iran, sera from 300 patients hospitalised at the pahlavi university medical centre in shiraz were tested. there were 157 males and 143 females, with a mean age of 39 years (range 10--80 years). the indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique was used and titres of 1:16 and above were considered positive. eighty eight patients of whom 50 were male and 38 female (mean age 41 years, range 14--80 years) had pos ... | 1978 | 366166 |
| ten versus 28 days of cimetidine treatment for duodenal ulcer in iran. evidence for the need for risk-oriented individual treatment of ulcer patients. | a clinical trial involving 100 duodenal ulcer patients was performed at the shiraz medical school in iran, in which the known risk factors that influence the healing of duodenal ulcers in west germany were examined. the patients were randomly allocated to groups receiving 2 x 400 mg cimetidine daily for 10 days (group i) or 28 days (group ii). in addition, antacid was taken if pain occurred. probable prognostic risk factors were noted, such as: age, sex, duration of ulcer history, duration of th ... | 1991 | 1937374 |
| prevalence of helminth ova in soil samples from public places in shiraz. | to determine the prevalence of helminth eggs in public places and children's playgrounds, 112 soil samples were collected in 26 sites in shiraz, southern islamic republic of iran, during september 2002-september 2003. toxocara cati ova were found in 7 (6.3%) samples, 2 had ascaris lumbricoides ova, 3 had larvae morphologically similar to strongyloides stercoralis. coccidia oocysts were also observed in 4 samples. no contamination was observed during the dry season. | 2006 | 17333794 |
| prevalence of toxocara cati and other intestinal helminths in stray cats in shiraz, iran. | toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis with worldwide distribution that affects both cats and dogs. necropsy of 114 stray cats from shiraz revealed that 106 (92.9%) stray cats were infected at least with one of the intestinal helminth species. the overall infection rates in stray cats infected with cestoda and nematoda were 105(99.1%) and 101(95.3%) respectively. the detected cestodes were joyeuxiella pasqualei (34.3%), dipylidium caninum (49.5%), taenia taeniaeformis (12.3%), spirometra sp. (3.8% ... | 2007 | 18209706 |
| giardia spp. and sarcocystis spp. status in pet dogs of shiraz, southern part of iran. | a study was carried out in order to find out the status of giardia spp. and sarcocystis spp. in pet dogs and stray cats of shiraz, fars province of iran. faecal samples of 147 pet dogs and 112 stray cats of different age groups, breeds, and sexes were tested. the stools were examined with the following techniques: direct faecal smears using normal saline, zinc sulfate flotation and formalin-ether concentration technique. out of a total of 147 pet dogs examined, only one case (0.68%) of giardia s ... | 2008 | 18948887 |
| first report of natural infection in cats with leishmania infantum in iran. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl), caused by leishmania infantum, is an endemic zoonosis in iran. in recent years, leishmania infection in cats has been reported in several countries where leishmaniasis is present. the aim of this study was to survey leishmania infection in cats and to detect its causative agents in vl endemic areas in iran. forty stray cats were captured from two areas where vl is endemic, fars and east azerbaijan provinces. infection with leishmania was evaluated by parasitological ... | 2010 | 19492951 |