The importance of methane breath testing: A review

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  De Lacy Costello, B P J ^a   Ledochowski, M ^b   Ratcliffe, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Clinical Nutrition   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; RIFAXIMIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ABSORPTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTEROIDES; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATH METHANE TEST; CLOSTRIDIA; CONSTIPATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERITIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE CANCER; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IONIZATION; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOGENESIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROSACEA; SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; SMOOTH MUSCLE; EXHALATION; IRRITABLE COLON; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; METHANE;

EID: 84875358424     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/7/2/024001     Document Type: Review

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