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Faecal bacterial microbiota in patients with cirrhosis and the effect of lactulose administration
27 Nov 2017
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BACKGROUND: Gut microbiota may be altered in patients with cirrhosis, and may further change after administration of lactulose. We studied the composition of gut microbiota in patients with cirrhosis and assessed the effect on it of lactulose administration. METHODS: Stool specimens were collected from 35 patients with cirrhosis (male 26; median [range] age: 42 [29-65] years) and 18 healthy controls (male 14;...
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