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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5287-5294
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5287
Mucosal bacterial microflora and mucus layer thickness in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
Krzysztof Fyderek, Magdalena Strus, Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga, Tomasz Gosiewski, Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Urszula Jedynak-Wąsowicz, Małgorzata Sładek, Stanisław Pieczarkowski, Paweł Adamski, Piotr Kochan, Piotr B Heczko
Krzysztof Fyderek, Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga, Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Urszula Jedynak-Wąsowicz, Małgorzata Sładek, Stanisław Pieczarkowski, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 265 Wielicka Str., 30-663 Cracow, Poland
Magdalena Strus, Tomasz Gosiewski, Piotr Kochan, Piotr B Heczko, Chair of Microbiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 18 Czysta Str., 31-121 Cracow, Poland
Paweł Adamski, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, 33 Mickiewicza Ave., 31-120 Cracow, Poland
Author contributions: Fyderek K, Kowalska-Duplaga K, Wędrychowicz A, Jedynak-Wąsowicz U, Sładek M and Pieczarkowski S performed the clinical section of the study; Strus M, Gosiewski T, Kochan P, Adamski P and Heczko PB performed the laboratory section of the study; Heczko PB, Fyderek K, Kowalska-Duplaga K, Wędrychowicz A, Strus M, Gosiewski T, Kochan P and Adamski P were involved in writing and editing the manuscript; Fyderek K co-ordinated the collection of all human material; Heczko PB, Fyderek K, Kowalska-Duplaga K, Wędrychowicz A, Strus M and Gosiewski T designed the study.
Supported by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Grant No. 3PO5E09125
Correspondence to: Dr. Krzysztof Fyderek, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Polish-American Children’s Hospital, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 265 Wielicka Str., 30-663 Cracow, Poland. fkrzy@mp.pl
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Received: July 9, 2009
Revised: July 28, 2009
Accepted: August 5, 2009
Published online: November 14, 2009
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