Open AccessInvestigation of <i>Dientamoeba fragilis</i> Frequency in Faecal Samples of Patients with <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction
Author(s) -
İbrahim Yıldız,
Sema Ertuğ,
Evren Tileklioğlu,
Erdoğan Malatyalı,
Özgür Güçlü,
Hatice Ertabaklar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.7257
Subject(s) - enterobius , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , helminths , immunology , genetics , gene
Dientamoeba fragilis ( D. fragilis ) is a flagellated protozoan with an amoeba-like morphology, located in the gastrointestinal tract. The hypothesis was that the parasite was transported by Enterobius vermicularis ( E. vermicularis ) eggs. This study aimed to determine the association of D. fragilis and E. vermicularis with the genotypes of the identified strain of D. fragilis . Results of trichrome staining were compared with those of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is widely used in the diagnosis of D. fragilis .