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Background: About 60% of body weight contains water. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of drinking water in military units. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study on water specimen of military units. The specimen was sent to the quality for microbial and physio-chemical control lab related to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The result was compared with the ISIRI number 1503 and 1014. Results: Our findings indicated that total hardness, Mg, So4 and Po4 of some military units were over the standard. Only in one unit a solar desalination was used and all parameters were under the standards. Conclusion: It is needed to improve the quality of drinking water in some units
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Backgroud: tuberculosis is one of the oldest Known diseases with high annual rates of mortality and morbidity around the globe. A better understanding of factors relating to death prognosis in tuberculosis Patients enhances treatment strategies. this study was conducted for the mentioned purpose
Materials and Methods: in this case-control study, all cases and controls where matched by age and sex and selected from patients with a definit or suspected diagnosis of tuberculosis hospitalized in the Massih Daneshvari Hospital, during the year 2002. Data were analyzed using non parametric Measures for qualitative variables, X[2][for qualitative variables [CI,OR], and logestic Regression using wald method
Results: 33 cases were enrolled call passed away; 11 [33%] were female and the rest were male [53þ +/- 16/5]. Half of the deaths occurred in the first six days of hospitalization. 50% of the cases were smokers. 3 [9%] were HIV Positive. In the control group [all alive], Significant differences were found with regard to smoking [P=0.003], PMN count [P=0.001]
Conclusions: this study suggested that smoking is an important risk factor for mortality in tuberculosis. Smoker TB Patients died 5.6 frequently than non-Smoker. Lymphocytopenic patients had poor prognosis in comparison with normal Lymphocyte counts