Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Children: A State-Of-The-Art Review

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a heterogenous and poorly understood entity characterised by an excessive growth of select microorganisms within the small intestine. This excessive bacterial biomass, in turn, disrupts host physiology in a myriad of ways, leading to gastrointestinal a...

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Main Authors: David Avelar Rodriguez, Paul MacDaragh Ryan, Erick Manuel Toro Monjaraz, Jaime Alfonso Ramirez Mayans, Eamonn Martin Quigley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00363/full