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The Microbiome of Complicated Diverticulitis: An Imbalance of Sulfur-Metabolizing Bacteria
1 Mar 2023
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BACKGROUND: The progression to acute diverticulitis from the relatively benign condition of colonic diverticulosis is not well characterized. A smaller subset may even develop complicated (perforated) diverticulitis resulting in sepsis and/or death. Characterizing the differences between recurrent, uncomplicated diverticulitis, and the more virulent, complicated diverticulitis is necessary to guide clinical...
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