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Mean Platelet Volume in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis Caused by Entamoeba histolytica

Author(s) -

Tanju Çelik,

Ekrem Güler,

Emel Berksoy,

Yelda Sorguç,

Nur Arslan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.3963

Subject(s) - mean platelet volume , entamoeba histolytica , medicine , gastroenterology , c reactive protein , platelet , acute phase protein , creatinine , eosinophil , acute gastroenteritis , immunology , inflammation , pediatrics , asthma

Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of platelet activation, which is a determinant of inflammation. The first aim of the present study was to investigate the MPV levels in children with amebiasis and compare the MPV levels with healthy controls. The second aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between MPV and other acute phase reactants.

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