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Tropheryma whippelii DNA Is Rare in the Intestines of Patients without Other Signs of Whipple Disease
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Whipple disease is a rare condition that causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, difficulty in absorbing nutrients from food, weight loss, joint pain, swollen lymph nodes, and, in some cases, abnormalities of the nervous system. Whipple …
