Screening of immunocompromised patients at risk of strongyloidiasis in western Turkey using ELISA and real-time PCR
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2017
Yazarlar: Esra Erdem Kıvrak, Esra Atalay Şahar, Hüseyin CAN, Mert DÖŞKAYA, Mümtaz YILMAZ, Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Ayşe CANER, Hüseyin TÖZ, Adnan Yüksel GÜRÜZ, Meltem TAŞBAKAN
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2017, cilt 47, ss 897-901
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1605-19
Özet
Background/aim: Strongyloides stercoralis causes life-threatening hyperinfection or disseminated strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised patients such as HIV-positive, organ transplantation, and cancer patients. This study investigated the presence of strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised patients for the first time in Turkey.