This study determined the resistance pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to 4 first-line anti-tuberculosis
drugs in children with pulmonary tuberculosis at the Iranian National …

Background Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a genetically heterogeneous
group of disorders that affect distinct components of the innate and adaptive immune system, …

This study compared plasma zinc levels in 15 children with active pulmonary tuberculosis,
15 malnourished children and 15 healthy children. Mean plasma zinc concentrations in …

Background: Tuberculosis in children is one of the major causes of mortality in the third-world
countries. Source of tuberculosis transmission to the children is infected adult patients with …

Background: Tuberculosis is still a major health problem around the world. Malnutrition is
frequently seen in TB patients. One of the important minerals being investigated in the …

Sir, Botulism is a potentially fatal infectious disease induced by a neurotoxin secreted by
Clostridium botulinum. This neurotoxin inhibits the normal release of acetylcholine in the …

Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract is one of the late reactivation or complications of
pulmonary tuberculosis which is mostly prevalent in young adults and middle-aged people. …

Background and Aim: A mortality rate of four million children from Acute Respiratory Infections
(ARI) is reported for developing countries. This study aimed to clarify viral etiologies, …

Background: Tuberculosis is one of the most ancient recognised diseases of human being
which remains as an important obstacle for public health, despite numerous scientific …

Background: During the last decade of the 20th century, the number of new cases of tuberculosis
(TB) in children increased worldwide. Pulmonary TB in adults is diagnosed by isolation …