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Evaluation of central venous catheter sepsis by differential quantitative blood culture
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Faecal steroids and bacteria and large bowel cancer in Hong Kong by socio-economic groups
In a study of three socio-economic groups in Hong Kong, the high income group had a high faecal concentration of bile acids, especially the dihydroxy bile acids, compared to the low income group. The faecal bi...