Incidence of cyclosporiasis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in western Turkey

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Turgay, Nevin ^a   Yolasigmaz, Aysegul ^a   Erdoǧan, Derya Dirim ^a   Zeyrek, Fadile Yildiz ^a   Uner, Ahmet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cyclospora; Seasonal distribution; Western Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; OOCYST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; TURKEY;

EID: 33845965040     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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