Background Intestinal parasitic infections are amongst the most common infections worldwide.
Epidemiological research carried out in different countries has shown that the social and …

Background The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis
in pregnant women at first trimester of their pregnancy and to follow up the seroconversion …

Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne diseases caused by the members of Leishmania
genus, and there are three main clinical forms of the infection as visceral, cutaneous, and …

Natural products have been proven to be important starting points for the development of
new drugs. Bacteria in the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus produce antimicrobial …

PURPOSE: Increased seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara canis have been
observed in epileptic patients. Our aim is to determine whether there is any relationship …

The aim of the present study was to examine the frequency and genetic diversity of Blastocystis
in cancer patients of a Medical Oncology Department in Aydın, Turkey. Patients' stool …

Objective To determine Blastocystis frequency and subtypes (ST) in ulcerative colitis (UC)
patients and analyse some laboratory findings between Blastocystis positive and negative …

Blastocystis genus exist in a wide variety of hosts, including humans, birds, insects, annelids,
amphibians, fish, and mammals. PCR-based molecular diagnostic methods have been …

An otherwise healthy 22-year-old man presented with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in the
right eye. He was not a contact lens wearer and had no history of corneal trauma. The …

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a frequent health problem. Gut parasites such as N. americanus
and A. duodenale are known to cause blood loss, but the role of Blastocystis hominis is …