2.1. Article search strategy
The present study, which aimed to determine the prevalence of
free-living amoebae in swimming pools and recreational waters, was
planned and carried out based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines (Page et
al., 2021) (Figure 1). The search for scientific articles was performed
in different databases, including Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed,
ScienceDirect, EMBASE, ProQuest and CAPES periódicos, between December
19 and 27, 2021. In these databases, articles were retrieved using a
combination of the following search terms combined with appropriate
Boolean operators: ’Free-living amoeba’, ’swimming pool’, ’recreational
water’, ’prevalence’, ’epidemiology’ and ’hot springs’. The references
of the selected articles were examined in search of some interesting
literature. The search for articles in the database was performed by
B.J.M.C and the accuracy of the searches was verified by D.L.S.