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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 4012-4018
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.4012
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.4012
Clinical trial: Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (DSM 9843) improves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome
Philippe Ducrotté, Department of Gastroenterology (Inserm UMR-1073), Rouen University Hospital and Rouen University, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France
Prabha Sawant, Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai 400022, India
Venkataraman Jayanthi, Department of Gastroenterology, Gov Stanley Hospital, Chennai 600108, India
Author contributions: Ducrotté P designed the trial and wrote the paper; Sawant P designed the trial and recruited the patients; and Jayanthi V designed the trial and recruited the patients.
Supported by Rosell-Lallemand Institute, France and Probi AB, Sweden
Correspondence to: Dr. Philippe Ducrotté, Department of Gastroenterology (Inserm UMR-1073), Charles Nicolle Rouen University Hospital, 1 Rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France. philippe.ducrotte@chu-rouen.fr
Telephone: +33-2-32886707 Fax: +33-2-35151623
Received: May 26, 2011
Revised: April 4, 2012
Accepted: May 13, 2012
Published online: August 14, 2012
Revised: April 4, 2012
Accepted: May 13, 2012
Published online: August 14, 2012
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