The neglected role of Enterobius vermicularis in appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Ali Taghipour,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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• Meysam Olfatifar,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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• Ehsan Javanmard,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran

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• Mojtaba Norouzi,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

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• Hamed Mirjalali ,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: hamedmirjalali@sbmu.ac.ir, hamed_mirjalali@hotmail.com

  Affiliation Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-9022

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• Mohammad Reza Zali

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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