| a retrospective analysis of human cystic echinococcosis in hamedan province, an endemic region of iran. | in a retrospective investigation, the medical files of the patients who, between 1992 and 2006, underwent surgery for the treatment of cystic echinococcosis (ce) in one of the three university hospitals in hamedan province, in western iran, were explored. of the 179 patients involved, 44.1% were male and 55.9% female, giving a male/ female ratio of 0.79. the mean annual surgical incidence of ce in the catchment areas of the study hospitals was estimated to be 1.33 cases/100,000. although most of ... | 2008 | 18817601 |
| seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western islamic republic of iran, 2003. | we determined the seroprevalence of toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of hamadan. an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to t. canis excretion-secretion antigens. using a questionnaire, epidemiological factors associated with infection were examined, including age, sex, residence. antibodies to t. canis were detected in 29 children (5.3%) and 19 children (3.5%) were categorized as borderline pos ... | 2007 | 18290400 |