Breath testing in intestinal disaccharidase deficiency and bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-54

  Lee, Martin J ^a   Barrie, Stephen ^a   Levinson, Uta ^a  

^a Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial overgrowth; Breath testing; Carbohydrate intolerance; Disaccharidase deficiency; Intestinal microorganisms; Lactose intolerance; Maldigestion

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DISACCHARIDASE; METHANE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0030002575     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13590849608999135     Document Type: Review

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