The high prevalence of Encephalitozoon intestinalis in patients receiving chemotherapy and children with growth retardation and the validity of real-time PCR in its diagnosis

Çetinkaya, ÜLFET; Yazar, Süleyman; Kuk, Salih; Sıvcan, Eda; Kaynar, LEYLAGÜL; Arslan, DURAN; Sahin, Izzet

doi:10.3906/sag-1504-69

The high prevalence of Encephalitozoon intestinalis in patients receiving chemotherapy and children with growth retardation and the validity of real-time PCR in its diagnosis

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Çetinkaya Ü., Yazar S., Kuk S., Sıvcan E., Kaynar L., Arslan D., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, pp.1050-1058, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 46
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1504-69
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.1050-1058
Keywords: Encephalitozoon intestinalis, prevalence, IFA-MAbs, nested PCR, probe-based real-time PCR
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Encephalitozoon intestinalis in different patient groups consisting of immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.