Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1030-1037

  Rana, S V ^a,c   Bhardwaj, S B ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c House No 137   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial overgrowth; Hydrogen breath test; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBON 14; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLUCOSE; GLYCOCHOLIC ACID; LACTULOSE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; RIFAXIMIN; XYLOSE;

AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; MALABSORPTION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH SYNDROME; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLIND LOOP SYNDROME; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949104600     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520801947074     Document Type: Review

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