PREVALENCE OF SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS

PREVALENCE OF SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Small intestine bacterial overgrowth is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by an increase in the number and/or the presence of atypical microbiota in the small intestine. The symptoms of small intestine bacterial overgrowth are unspecific, encompassing abdominal pain/distens...

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Main Authors: Carolina Piedade MARTINS, Caio Henrique Amorim CHAVES, Maurício Gustavo Bravim de CASTRO, Isabel Cristina GOMES, Maria do Carmo Friche PASSOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Crescimento bacteriano
Intestino Delgado
Testes respiratórios
Hidrogênio
Metano
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000200091&lng=en&tlng=en

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