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Comment
. 2024 Apr 5;73(5):871-872.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-329851.

Antibiotic use and inflammatory bowel disease: number needed to harm? Authors' reply

Adam S Faye  1   2 , Tine Jess  2   3
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Antibiotic use and inflammatory bowel disease: number needed to harm? Authors' reply

Adam S Faye et al. Gut. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ANTIBIOTICS; CROHN'S DISEASE; IBD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS.

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