Invited Commentary

Probiotics: truths and illusions

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v16i1.14865
Keywords
Probiotics; Antibiotic associated diarrhea; Nephrolithiasis

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Tavanaeian S, Feizabadi MM. Probiotics: truths and illusions. Iran J Microbiol. 2024;16(1):1-3.