Is the prevalence of small bowel bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel syndrome increased? The question remains unanswered

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1461-

  Draganov, Peter ^a   Toskes, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE MOTILITY; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; MANOMETRY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADULT; BLIND LOOP SYNDROME; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; PATIENT SELECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 22844439991     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2861-9     Document Type: Letter

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