Blastocystosis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms: a case-control study

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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) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1471-230x-12-122
  • Journal Name: BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Blastocystis spp, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, UNITED-STATES, HOMINIS, IDENTIFICATION, PREVALENCE
  • 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.