Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multifactorial, wide-spectrum liver disorder. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is characterized by an increase in the number and/or type of colonic bacteria in the upper gastrointestinal tract. SIBO, through energy salvage and...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Georgios Tziatzios, Gabriela Leite, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, Elias Xirouchakis, Ioannis G. Panayiotides, Athanasios Karageorgos, Maria Jesus Millan, Ruchi Mathur, Stacy Weitsman, George D. Dimitriadis, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Mark Pimentel, Konstantinos Triantafyllou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Subjects:	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease non-alcoholic steatohepatitis small intestinal bacterial overgrowth cirrhosis microbiome
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/3/723