ArticleParasite epidemiology and control2022
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Article in Parasite epidemiology and control, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence and correlation of intestinal parasitic infections in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Colorectal Cancer and Intestinal Protozoan Infections: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Molecular Confirmation in Western Iran: A Descriptive Case-Control Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Elevated Interleukin-1β and Deep Tissue Cryptosporidium Infection in Colorectal Cancer: A Novel Association.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Cryptosporidiosis in a Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Disorder Perspective: Present Status, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, and Treatment, Particularly in Immunocompromised Patients.Journal of tropical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
The present investigation was designed to study the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in the colorectal cancer patients compared to the healthy subjects. The present descriptive case-control study was performed on 174 subjects including 87 healthy people and 87 patients with colorectal cancer attending to general hospitals in Lorestan Province, Western Iran, during October 2019-August 2020. A fresh stool specimen was collected from each subject in a sterile labeled container. The collected stool samples were concentrated using the sucrose flotation method and then prepared for Ziehl-Neelsen staining for microscopic examination. All samples were also tested using the Nested-PCR assays by amplifying the 18S rRNA gene for the presence of
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