4 results for “Rahim Raoofi”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesCopper and Zinc Serum Level in Patients Receiving HemodialysisRahim Raoofi, Hossein Hakimelahi, Mohammad Sadegh Sanie et al.Decreased kidney function can accumulate trace elements. Increased trace elements can have toxic features. On the other hand, studies are showing that concentration of some trace elements could be decreased in chronic kidney disease patients as well. Because these patients are at risk for alterations of trace elements, we measured serum level of zinc and copper trace elements in hemodialysis … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 4 · 18 Aug 2015 · 7,360 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesPROCALCITONIN AS A MARKER FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSISRahim Raoofi, Zahra Salmani, Fatemh Moradi et al.Sepsis is a critical condition often caused by bacterial infection and associated with death and mortality. The prognosis of this disease depends on early diagnosis and proper treatment. Definite diagnosis of sepsis is positive blood culture and this test needs a long time to perform, so other biochemical parameters such as procalcitonin serum level has been introduced. To determine sensitivity, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 23 Dec 2013 · 7,476 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesEvaluation of Anti-Tetanus Immunity in Haemodialysis PatientsAbdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Rahim Raoofi, Marzieh Sarikhani, Abdolhossain MadaniProblem statement: The incidence of infectious diseases is increased in patients with chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure severely influences the immune functions of the host. Approach: To evaluate the antitetanus immunity level in southern Iranian patients with end stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis and to find its association with sex, age, blood hemoglobin and serum albumin, duration of dialysis. … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,484 accessesView PDF Cite