Prevalence and importance of amebic infestation in patients with ulcerative colitis in two regions in Turkey

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1292-1296

  Soylu, Aliye ^a,b   Dolapcioglu, Can ^c   Alis, Halil ^a   Dolay, Kemal ^a   Yasar, Nurgul ^a   Boduroglu, Omer ^d   Cildas, Aydin ^a   Bolukbas, Fusun F ^d   Bolukbas, Cengiz ^d  

^a BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Nezihi Ozmen Mahallesi   (Turkey)

^c Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^d HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amebiasis; Prevalence; Socioeconomics; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAVEL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349216644     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0488-3     Document Type: Article

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