Spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria contaminating the upper gut in patients with malabsorption syndrome from the tropics

Spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity of bacteria contaminating the upper gut in patients with malabsorption syndrome from the tropics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various causes of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) are associated with intestinal stasis that may cause small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Frequency, nature and antibiotic sensitivity of SIBO in patients with MAS are not well...

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Main Authors: Naik Subhash R, Ranjan Piyush, Ghoshal Uday C, Ghoshal Ujjala, Ayyagari Archana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-05-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
jejunal aspirate culture
gut flora
India
antibiogram
tropical sprue
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/3/9

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