Epidemiological and Diagnostic Features of Blastocystis Infection in Symptomatic Patients in Izmir Province, Turkey

Dagci H., KURT Ö., Demirel M., Mandiracioglu A., Aydemir S., Saz U., ...Daha Fazla

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.519-529, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • 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.