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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3585-3589
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3585
Microbial profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in bile cultures from endoscopic retrograde cholangiography patients
Muhsin Kaya, Remzi Beştaş, Fatma Bacalan, Ferhat Bacaksız, Esma Gülsun Arslan, Mehmet Ali Kaplan
Muhsin Kaya, Remzi Beştaş, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey
Fatma Bacalan, Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey
Ferhat Bacaksız, Esma Gülsun Arslan, Mehmet Ali Kaplan, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey
Author contributions: Kaya M and Beştaş R designed the study, wrote the manuscript and performed all endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography procedures; Bacalan F performed all microbiological analyses; Bacaksız F and Arslan EG collected data; Kaplan MA collected data and performed the statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Muhsin Kaya, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey. muhsinkaya20@hotmail.com
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Received: December 15, 2011
Revised: May 8, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: July 21, 2012
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