Epidemiological and Diagnostic Features of Blastocystis Infection in Symptomatic Patients in Izmir Province, Turkey
Articles > Article · 2014
Authors: Hande DAĞCI, Ozgur Kurt, Mete DEMIREL, Aliye MANDIRACIOĞLU, Sohret AYDEMIR, Eylem Ulaş SAZ, Aldert BART, Tom Van Gool
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2014, vol 9, pp 519-529
Summary
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.