Open AccessRetrospective Evaluation of Patients with Probable Cystic Echinococcosis to the Central Laboratory of the Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital Between 2009 and 2011
Author(s) -
Vesile Yazıcı,
Tahir Oruç,
Elif Oren,
Hatice Ertabaklar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2012.53
Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , medicine , cystic echinococcosis , radiological weapon , echinococcosis , retrospective cohort study , echinococcus , disease , pediatrics , zoonotic disease , surgery , biology , zoology
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus granulosus, which is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases in humans in both developing and developed countries, and also in Turkey. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the situation of hydatid disease in Kocaeli.