Refining small intestinal bacterial overgrowth diagnosis by means of carbohydrate specificity: a proof-of-concept study
Background: Diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) remains challenging. This study aimed at proving the diagnostic concept of carbohydrate-specific SIBO (cs-SIBO) using glucose, fructose and sorbitol hydrogen (H 2 )/methane (CH 4 ) breath testing (HMBT). Methods: In this study 125...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X15621231 |