Letter to Editor

THE EXAMINATION OF LINK BETWEEN BLOOD LEVELS OF IGA, IGE, IGG, IGM, CRP AND GIARDIASIS IN CHILDREN

Volume: 43 Number: 2 June 1, 2004
  • Pelin ERTAN Kara
  • Kor Yereli
  • Erhun Kasırga
  • Özgür Kurt
  • Tamer Şanlıdağ
  • Ali Onağ
  • Ahmet Özbilgin
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THE EXAMINATION OF LINK BETWEEN BLOOD LEVELS OF IGA, IGE, IGG, IGM, CRP AND GIARDIASIS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Giardiasis, an intestinal protozoan infection caused by Giardia lamblia, is common in Turkey, especially in children. This study was designed to determine the link between blood levels of immunoglobulins (Ig) of A, E, G, M and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and giardiasis in children. A total of 31 children, aged between 2 and 15 years-old, whose stool samples were found to be positive for Giardia lamblia cysts and/or trophozoites by at least one method of saline-Lugol, formalinethyl acetate and trichrome staining, were enrolled in the study group (SG). The control group (CG) consisted of 50 agematched healthy children. Blood levels of immunoglobulins and CRP were measured by ELISA and agglutination methods, respectively. I gA levels were found to be within normal range in all cases of both groups, the IgE levels were found over normal range in (38.7%) of SG and in (16%) of CG (p

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Health Care Administration

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Letter to Editor

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Pelin ERTAN Kara

Kor Yereli

Erhun Kasırga

Özgür Kurt

Tamer Şanlıdağ

Ali Onağ

Ahmet Özbilgin

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June 1, 2004

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June 1, 2004

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Year 2004 Volume: 43 Number: 2

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1.Pelin ERTAN Kara, Kor Yereli, Erhun Kasırga, Özgür Kurt, Tamer Şanlıdağ, Ali Onağ, Ahmet Özbilgin. THE EXAMINATION OF LINK BETWEEN BLOOD LEVELS OF IGA, IGE, IGG, IGM, CRP AND GIARDIASIS IN CHILDREN. EJM [Internet]. 2004 Jun. 1;43(2):91-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67JL97ED

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