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Showing 2 results for Seyyed Mohammad Alavi (MD)
Seyyed Mohammad Alavi (md), Leila Alavi (vmd),
Volume 10, Issue 4 (12-2008)
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Background and Objective: Treatment of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with oral therapeutic drugs, ideally cheap, with good tolerance and safe are highly desirable.The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of azithromycin (AZ) for treatment of patients with CL in Ahvaz – Iran. Materials and Methods: In a randomized controlled clinical trial study, 28 patients with CL as cases (AZ group) and 26 patients as control (C group) were studied. Cases were treated orally 500 mg/day of azithromycin in single dose for 28 days. Patients in control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups were followed up in days 14, 28 and month 2 and 5. Data were analyzed in SPSS-11.5 by using chi square and exact Fisher's tests. Results: Means±SD age of subjects was 20.26±8.45 years. Male to female ratio was 1.5:1. The half of the patients resided in rural area. At the end of study treatment. 46.4% of patients in AZ group and 15.4% of patients in control group were cured (P<0.02). One relapse of CL was observed in AZ group, no serious drug side effects was observed. Conclusion: This study showed that azithromycin has an acceptable effect on the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iranian patients and can be used alternatively in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Seyyed Mohammad Alavi (md), Arash Etemad (md), Mehrdad Azmi (md),
Volume 11, Issue 2 (7-2009)
Abstract
Background and Objective: There are some reports on the association between helicobacter pylori infection and typhoid fever in different parts of the world. The aim of this study was to estimate the co infection of helicobacter pylori and typhoid fever in Ahwaz city in South-West of Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this case – control study, fifty hospitalized patients with definite diagnosis of typhoid fever in Razi and Abuzar hospitals in Ahwaz were investigated. For each patient, one subject was matched with age, sex and socioeconomic characteristic as control. All of the case and control were tested for IgG –anti helicobacter pylori by ELISA method. Data were analyzed by chi squared test in SPSS software.
Results: Seroprevalence of helicobacter pylori in case (66%) was higher than control (44%) (p<0.05). There was a significant difference between patients and control in male (p<0.05), but not in female.
Conclusion: This study indicated that typhoid fever is associated with helicobacter pylori co-infection in this region.
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