During critical illness the gut does not pass the acid test

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Alverdy, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LACTIC ACID;

BACTEROIDACEAE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84866509067     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11474     Document Type: Note

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