Subtype distribution and molecular characterization of Blastocystis from hemodialysis patients in Turkey.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the Blastocystis prevalence and subtypes in hemodialysis patients in Turkey.

Methodology: Eighty-four patients diagnosed with end-stage renal failure who were undergoing hemodialysis and 20 healthy volunteers were enrolled. Blastocystis presence was investigated by native-Lugol, trichrome staining, PCR using STS primers, and DNA sequencing analysis.

Blepharitis Caused by .

Objective: Demodicosis is a Skin disease in humans caused by and mites. infestation is mostly located in sebaceous and meibomian glands in the hair follicles. The aim of this study was to determine the age and sex distribution of Demodex infestation in patients with blepharitis.

Use of the ELISA (Em2-Em18) and Western Blotting Methods on Diagnosis of Alveolar Echinococcosis.

Objective: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is one of the most lethal parasitic zoonoses in the Northern Hemisphere, and early serological detection is important to start treatment and to improve survival. A total of 50 sera samples of patients diagnosed as having various diseases were examined for by two different serological diagnostic methods.

Methods: Em2-Em18 ELISA (Bordier Affinity Products, Crissier, Switzerland) and Echinococcus Western Blot immünoglobulin G (IgG) (LDBIO Diagnostics, Lyon, France) were used for analyisis.

The importance of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction method in diagnosis of intestinal parasites in cases with diarrhea.

Diarrheal diseases cause significant morbidity in developing countries, and have a potential to cause severe complications. Stool samples collected from 272 patients with diarrhea in Adana, Turkey were screened using different laboratory methods such as the wet mount examination (WME), modified trichrome stain (MTS), modified acid-fast (MAF) stain, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (realtime PCR) for intestinal parasites. Intestinal parasites were detected in 25.

The epidemic typhus and trench fever are risk for public health due to increased migration in southeast of Turkey.

Pediculus humanus capitis is a small ectoparasitic insect that has lived and feds on human beings for thousands of years. Molecular techniques have been used for Pediculus species identification and evolutionary, phylogenic, and ecological studies. A total of 23 adults of P.