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Volume 7, Issue 2 (7-2013)
Abstract
Abstract
Background and Objective: The vast clinical testing process often is performed to diagnose the origin of the fever. The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of abnormal paraclinical findings of the neonates with fever.
Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 109 randomly selected febrile neonates admitted to Amir-Kabir Hospital, 2010. Blood, Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) and Urine samples were sent to laboratory and the results were analyzed by Chi-Square test, using SPSS software.
Results: Blood culture of 19 cases (17.43 %) is positive. None of the CSF samples are gram positive and also show the sign of Meningitis.
Conclusion: With regard to the high rate of positive blood culture, it seems that the use of blood culture in febrile neonates is important for diagnosis.
Keywords: Fever Neonate Paraclinical Test
Arvin Shajeie, Mohammad Khalili, Zeinab Abiri, Sajad Akbari,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (1-2017)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives: Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by an obligate gram-negative intracellular pathogen called Coxiella burnetii. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies in bulk tank milk (BTM) samples of dairy cattle in west and northwest of Iran.
Methods: Overall, 71 BTM samples (covering nearly 700 dairy cattle) were collected in autumn 2013. A commercial Q fever antibody ELISA Test Kit (Liebefeld-Bern, Switzerland) was used to identify the presence of antibodies against inactivated phase 1 and phase 2 C. burnetii antigens.
Results: The results of ELISA test showed that 17 BTM samples (23.9%) were positive for the presence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies.
Conclusion: This study is the first to evaluate presence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies in BTM samples from dairy cattle herds in west and northwest of Iran. The high prevalence of this pathogen highlights the need for pasteurization of raw milk and raising awareness in consumers of dairy products in these regions.
Keywords: Q fever, Cattle, Iran, Coxiella.
