Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
As part of a study to assess the possible contribution of lymphoid infiltration of the gastrointestinal mucosa to occult blood loss or malabsorption 20 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) had a lactulose hydrogen breath test. In 10 cases (50%) a small intestinal peak was detected, suggesting small bowel bacterial overgrowth, and this was confirmed in seven patients by the positive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.43.1.57