Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Azardokht Tabatabaei

Publications

• Research Article
  Associations Between Antibodies Against the Endothelial Cell and T.gondii; Cytomegalovirus in Serum of Children with Cochlear Implant Surgery
  Author(s): Samileh Noorbakhsh, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahamad Daneshi, Azardokht Tabatabaei, Emam H jomeh and Yaser GhavamiSamileh Noorbakhsh, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahamad Daneshi, Azardokht Tabatabaei, Emam H jomeh and Yaser Ghavami
  
  Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and T. gondii are two common causes of SNHL (Sensorineural hearing loss) in Iranian children. Immune-mediated vascular damage induced by endothelial cell antibodies may have a prominent role in sensorineural hearing loss. Objectives: To determine the serum CMV and T. gondii antibodies against endothelial cell in children with profound SNHL and cochlear implant surgery. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was performed on 76 cases with severe SNHL (mean age 32 ± 30.6 months) at cochlear implant ward of Rasoul hospital, Tehran Iran (2008-2010). The titers of antibodies against endothelial cell (Indirect immunofluorescence assay); were determined in sera of 66 cases. Specific antibodies (IgG & IgM) against T. gondi, CMV (Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) determined in Idiopathic SNHL cases. Results: Idiopathic typ.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000197

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