PREVALENCE OF SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS
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Prevalence of Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms.
BACKGROUND Small intestine bacterial overgrowth is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by an increase in the number and/or the presence of atypical microbiota in the small intestine. The symptoms of small intestine bacterial overgrowth are unspecific, encompassing abdominal pain/distension, diarrhea and flatulence. Due to the increased cost and complexity for carrying out the jejunal aspirat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1678-4219,0004-2803
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-2803.201700000-06