Increased D-lactic acid intestinal bacteria in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

In Vivo

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-628

  Sheedy, John R ^a   Wettenhall, Richard E H ^a   Scanlon, Denis ^a   Gooley, Paul R ^a   Lewis, Donald P ^b   Mcgregor, Neil ^a   Stapleton, David I ^a   Butt, Henry L ^a   De Meirleir, Kenny L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Donvale Specialist Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; D lactic acid; Intestinal bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 67650967026     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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