Clinical Evaluation of Fifteen Cases of Hydatid Disease

Introduction: Hydatid disease is a zoonotic infection caused by the cestode Echinococcus spp. It is transmitted by ingestion of infectious cestode eggs, especially through dog feces. The two organs most commonly affected are the liver and the lung. In this paper, a series of 15 cases with symptomati...

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Published in:Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials
Main Authors: Serhat UYSAL, Ayşe UYAN, Meltem IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ, Tansu YAMAZHAN, Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Gülşen MERMUT, Ekin ERTEM, Sercan ULUSOY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty Society of Turkey 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.mjima.org/pdf.php?&id=63