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Investigation of the relationship between obesity and Blastocystis infection in an adult population in Aydin, Turkey.

Annals of parasitology - 1 Jan 2021

Malatyali Erdogan, Tileklioglu Evren, Yildiz Ibrahim, Unsal Onur, Demirag Serpil, Hatice Ertabaklar, Ertug Sema

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Blastocystis is one of the most frequent protozoa in human faecal samples, however, little is known about its relation with obesity. The present study aimed to analyse Blastocystis infection and subtypes in three adult populations classified according to body mass index (BMI). Faecal samples from 346 individuals were classified according to BMI: control (124 cases), overweight (110 cases), and obese (112 cases)....

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PMID: 34595617
DOI: 10.17420/ap6702.336

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