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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7142-7147
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7142
Using the polymerase chain reaction coupled with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to investigate the association between bacterial translocation and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in predicted acute severe pancreatitis
Callum B Pearce, Vitaly Zinkevich, Iwona Beech, Viera Funjika, Ana Garcia Ruiz, Afraa Aladawi, Hamish D Duncan
Callum B Pearce, Hamish D Duncan, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Vitaly Zinkevich, Iwona Beech, Viera Funjika, Ana Garcia Ruiz, Afraa Aladawi, Microbiology Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant from Fresenius-Kabi Ltd
Correspondence to: Callum B Pearce, Senior Registrar in Gastroenterology, Diagnostic Procedures Unit, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, WA 6011, Australia. pearcey@screaming.net
Telephone: +61-415-668-466 Fax: +61-894-312-340
Received: November 9, 2004
Revised: February 18, 2005
Accepted: February 21, 2005
Published online: December 7, 2005
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