Clinical significance and prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in Van, Turkey

Yunus E. Beyhan; Hasan Yilmaz; Zeynep T. Cengiz; Abdurrahman Ekici

doi:10.15537/smj.2015.9.12444

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Clinical significance and prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in Van, Turkey

Yunus E. Beyhan, Hasan Yilmaz, Zeynep T. Cengiz and Abdurrahman Ekici

Saudi Medical Journal September 2015, 36 (9) 1118-1121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.9.12444

Yunus E. Beyhan

From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey

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Hasan Yilmaz

From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey

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Zeynep T. Cengiz

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Abdurrahman Ekici

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vol. 36 no. 9 1118-1121

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Received May 19, 2015
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Yunus E. Beyhan, DVM, PhD ⇑,
Hasan Yilmaz, DVM, PhD,
Zeynep T. Cengiz, PhD (Bio) and
Abdurrahman Ekici, PhD (Student)

From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey

Address correspondence and reprints request to: Dr. Yunus E. Beyhan, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van 65010, Turkey. E-mail: yebeyhan{at}gmail.com

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Yunus E. Beyhan, Hasan Yilmaz, Zeynep T. Cengiz, Abdurrahman Ekici

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