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Original Article

Diagnosis of Bacterial Overgrowth after Culturing Proximal Small-Bowel Aspirate Obtained during Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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Pages 253-256 | Received 13 Mar 1991, Accepted 14 Oct 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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