Genetic Diversity of Hepatic/Non-Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis in Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide zoonotic helminthic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The infection is particularly important in terms of economic and medico-veterinary aspects in endemic areas including Iran. Considering the possibility of organ-tropism in E. granulosus strains, the present study was aimed to identify the genotypes of E. granulosus in different organs involved in patients, undergone surgery in Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 2005-2015.

Methods

Overall, 29 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues (FFPT) from patients with histologically confirmed CE including liver (N: 14) lungs (N: 6) abdomen (N: 2), pancreas (N: 2) and each of spleen, gallbladder and, muscles (N: 1) plus unknow

SUBMITTER: Neysi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244847 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature