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Controversial results with use of probiotics in critical illness: Contradictory findings from large multicenter trial

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    Stephen A. McClave

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    Stephen A. McClave

  3. Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USA

    Jeremy R. Stapleton

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Stapleton, J.R., McClave, S.A. Controversial results with use of probiotics in critical illness: Contradictory findings from large multicenter trial. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 11, 259–262 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-009-0052-0

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