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Cekin A. H., Cekin Y., Adakan Y., Tasdemir E., Koclar F. G., Yolcular B. O.
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.12, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
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Publication Type:
Article / Article
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Volume:
12
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Publication Date:
2012
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Doi Number:
10.1186/1471-230x-12-122
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Journal Name:
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
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Journal Indexes:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
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Keywords:
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Blastocystis spp, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, UNITED-STATES, HOMINIS, IDENTIFICATION, PREVALENCE
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Akdeniz University Affiliated:
Yes
Abstract
Background: Blastocystosis is a frequent bowel disease. We planned to to evaluate the prevalence of Blastocystis spp. in patients who applied to the same internal medicine-gastroenterology clinic with or without gastrointestinal complaints to reveal the association of this parasite with diagnosed IBS and IBD.