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One study 14 revealed that approximately one third of patients with folic acid deficiency had low serum vitamin B 12 levelsless than 100 pg per mL (74 pmol per L) in some patients

Oral B12 supplementation may be appropriate in specific circumstances: Dietary deficiency in individuals with normal absorption capacity (typically 50-150 micrograms daily) Patient preference (after discussion of relative efficacy) Maintenance therapy in selected cases Higher oral doses (10002000 micrograms daily) may be used in some cases, as only a small percentage is absorbed through passive diffusion when intrinsic factor-mediated absorption is impaired

The bacterial pellet was resuspended, and the suspension was added to the antibiotic agar plate