Epidemiological and Diagnostic Features of Blastocystis Infection in Symptomatic Patients in Izmir Province, Turkey
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.519-529, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.519-529
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Blastocystis, Prevalence, Subtype, Pathogenicity, Turkey, IN-VITRO CULTIVATION, HOMINIS, IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, PREVALENCE, PCR
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: The aims of this study were to identify Blastocystis subtypes (STs) in a cohort of Turkish patients with various gastrointestinal symptoms using a novel Real Time PCR method developed recently for Blastocystis detection and assess the relationship between Blastocystis STs and patient symptoms.