| Yazarlar |
Zeynep Taş Cengiz
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Hasan Yılmaz
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Yunus Emre Beyhan
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Muttalip ÇİÇEK
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Objective: The aim of present study was to retrospectively determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients, who were referred to Parasitology Laboratory in Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine during an 11-year period. Methods: Stool samples of 69633 individuals admitted to the outpatient clinics in the hospital were initially evaluated with native-Lugol, and then by flotation, sedimentation, trichrome staining, modified acid-fast staining and ELISA methods. Results: Twenty-four parasite species were identified in parasite-positive patients. At least one or more parasite species were found in 34.1% of all patients. The most commonly observed parasite was Blastocystis hominis (26.5%). Among pathogen parasites, Giardia intestinalis (G. intestinalis) was detected in 9.3%, Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides) was detected in 2.5%, Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar in 0.8%, Cystoisospora belli in 0.004%, Fasciola hepatica in 0.04%, Dicrocoelium dendriticum in 0.001%, Strongyloides stercoralis in 0.001% and hookworm in 0.001% of the patients. Conclusion: It was determined that, pathogen parasites such as G. intestinalis and A. lumbricoides were still observed at high rates in Van province, especially in children, and the problem of parasitosis is still continuing, although the prevalence of parasites has declined when compared to the previous years. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| human | Intestinal parasites | Van |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Parasitology |
| Dergi ISSN | 1300-6320 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2019 |
| Cilt No | 43 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 70 / 73 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.5997 |
| Makale Linki | http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_27756/TPD-43-70-En.pdf |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| SCOPUS | 20 |
