Bacterial infection, especially with intestinal-type bacterial flora, is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis [1–4]. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), urinary tract infection, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial empyema and bacteraemia are the most frequent infective complications in this group. The incidence of infection with Gram-positive cocci, in particular, has increased in...

Transfer of peripheral lymph node lymphocytes to SCID mice leads to the long term establishment of mucosal T lymphocytes within the epithelium and lamina propria of the small and large intestines. Analysis of engrafted intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) showed that they had acquired a surface phenotype that in several respects is typical of IEL. In addition, the functional profile of engrafted I...

Flos Chrysanthemi, dried flower of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat, has drawn much attention recently owing to its potential beneficial health effects for human. Flos Chrysanthemi products are usually taken orally and metabolized by intestinal microflora. However, there has been no investigation of the comprehensive metabolic profile of the Flos Chrysanthemi extract by intestinal flora owing to ...

OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical efficacy of the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the result of intestinal flora regulation. METHODS Sixty IBS patients, 36 males and 24 females, were divided into two groups, with 30 patients in each group. Herbal formula of TongxieYaofang and clostridium butyricum (Cb) were used i...

The interaction between the intestinal flora and the immune system is complex, and as yet little understood. The Groningen Reduction of Image Data (GRID) image processing system is a relatively new tool in the investigation of this interaction. The image processing approach allows measurement of morphological and immunological characteristics of faecal bacteria, which have not been cultured, an...

27 INTRODUCTION TO SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is an often-neglected mechanism for impaired nutrition. This review will examine the pathogenesis of SIBO and the multifaceted impact of this condition on the nutritional status of the human host. Normally, only small numbers of bacteria are found in the small intestine when compared with that ...

27 INTRODUCTION TO SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is an often-neglected mechanism for impaired nutrition. This review will examine the pathogenesis of SIBO and the multifaceted impact of this condition on the nutritional status of the human host. N o r m a l l y, only small numbers of bacteria are found in the small intestine when compared wit...

Maki, Leroy R. (University of Wyoming, Laramie), and Kay Picard. Normal intestinal flora of cattle fed high-roughage rations. J. Bacteriol. 89:1244-1249. 1965.-Intestinal bacteria were isolated from 15 cattle. Approximately 600 isolates were studied, and their presence and numbers in the duodenum, ileum, cecum, and colon were noted. Bacteria most frequently isolated from all parts of the intest...