Aydemir, SelahattinBarlik, FethiYurekturk, SehribanSaygin, MuratUnlu, Ahmet HakanEkici, AbdurrahmanYilmaz, Hasan2025-05-102025-05-1020240882-40101096-120810.1016/j.micpath.2024.1068762-s2.0-85202568301https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106876https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/11318Barlik, Fethi/0000-0003-2012-7255; Aydemir, Selahattin/0000-0002-0941-2779; Saygin, Murat/0000-0002-7115-802X; Yurekturk, Sehriban/0000-0003-4902-0689; Ekici, Abdurrahman/0000-0001-6034-513XAlthough Blastocystis, a protozoan, is commonly found in all species of animals and in humans, there remains a lack of clear information about its epidemiology and routes of transmission. The aim of this meta-analysis study was to determine the changes in Blastocystis prevalence and subtype distribution in humans in T & uuml;rkiye according to geographical regions. Databases were searched using the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and TRDizin to identify studies on the prevalence of Blastocystis in humans in T & uuml;rkiye published from 2009 to 2023. As a result of this systematic search, 117 of 730 articles were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of human Blastocystis infection in T & uuml;rkiye was 13.08 %. The prevalence of the pool was higher in the Black Sea region, which is the most humid region in T & uuml;rkiye, than in other regions. Blastocystis subtypes were identified in a total of 885 positive samples. The most common subtypes (ST) in T & uuml;rkiye were ST3, ST1 and ST2, respectively. In addition to these ST4, ST5, ST6 and ST7 were also detected in humans in T & uuml;rkiye. In conclusion, the prevalence of Blastocystis in humans is high in T & uuml;rkiye, especially in the Black Sea region.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBlastocystisSubtypesSystematic ReviewMeta-AnalysisArticle195Q2Q239182858WOS:001321069000001