Certain overgrown pathogenic bacteria produce high levels of their own rogue protease enzymes
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This is largely due to their high sensitivity (0.90) but low specificity (0.20), which leads to a substantial number of unnecessary biopsies, as reported in reviews included in clinical practice guidelines