Evaluation of small intestine bacterial overgrowth in patients with functional dyspepsia through H2 breath test Avaliação de supercrescimento bacteriano no intestino delgado em pacientes com dispepsia funcional, utilizando o teste de H2 no ar expirado

CONTEXT: Functional dyspepsia is a condition in which symptoms are not related to organic underlying disease; its pathogenesis is not well known. The small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is characterized by the increase in the number and/or type of colonic bacteria in the upper gastrointesti...

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Main Authors: Michelle Bafutto Gomes Costa, Itaciron Luz Azeredo Jr., Ricardo Duarte Marciano, Luciana Morelli Caldeira, Mauro Bafutto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2012-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032012000400009