Glucose breath test and Crohn’s disease: Diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and evaluation of therapeutic response
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Breath testing for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: maximizing test accuracy.
The diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has increased considerably owing to a growing recognition of its association with common bowel symptoms including chronic diarrhea, bloating, abdominal distention, and the irritable bowel syndrome. Ideally, an accurate and objective diagnosis of SIBO should be established before initiating antibiotic treatment. Unfortunately, no perf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0036-5521,1502-7708
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1050691