A parasite that should not be neglected in geriatric individuals
Both the risk of <i>E. histolytica</i> infection and the pathogenicity of the infection increase in geriatric individuals. Therefore, it was concluded that amoebiasis is a serious health problem in the geriatric population and should not be neglected.
Authors
- Selahattin Aydemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0941-2779)
- Abdurrahman Ekici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-513X)
- Nuriz Ateş
- Hasan Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1850-8825)
Institutions
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Saudi Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.10.20240275
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03