Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and the irritable bowel syndrome [3] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2506-2507

  Riordan, Stephen M ^a   McIver, Christopher J ^a   Duncombe, Vic M ^a   Thomas, Mervyn C ^a   Nagree, Ammar ^a   Bolin, Terry D ^a   Pimentel, Mark ^b   Lin, Henry C ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROGEN; LACTULOSE; XYLOSE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0034886007     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02629-6     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. M. Pimentel E.J. Chow H.C. Lin Eradication of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome Am J Gastroenterol 95 2000 3503 3506
2. S.M. Riordan C.J. McIver B.M. Walker The lactulose breath hydrogen test and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Am J Gastroenterol 91 1996 1795 1803
3. R. Tillman C. King P. Toskes Continued experience with the xylose breath test Evidence that the small bowel culture as the gold standard for bacterial overgrowth may be tarnished Gastroenterology 80 1981 1304
4. K.D. Fine L.R. Schiller AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhoea Gastroenterology 116 1999 1464 1486
5. S.M. Riordan C.J. McIver B.M. Walker Bacteriologial method for detecting small intestinal hypomotility Am J Gastroenterol 91 1996 2399 2405