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Investigation of Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis in patients from Turkey with ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome: Any relation with genotypes?
Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2022
Unalan-Altintop Tugce, Vahabov Cavansir, Ergunay Koray, Kurt Ozgur, Kav Taylan, Akyon Yakut, Erguven Sibel
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Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis are two most common protists worldwide, whose pathogenic potentials are a matter of debate since their discovery. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the activation of ulcerative colitis (UC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with these protists. A total of 100 patients (35 IBS, 35 active UC, and 30 remittent UC), diagnosed at Hacettepe University...
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