Detection capacity of small intestine bacterial or methanogen overgrowth by lactose and fructose breath testing in the adult population

Exhaled breath tests (BTs) are the main diagnostic method for fructose and lactose malabsorption/intolerance (FI and LI, respectively) and for detecting small intestine bacterial or methanogen overgrowth (SIBO/IMO). Although FI/LI-BTs may provide evidence of the presence of SIBO/IMO, there is limite...

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Published in:	Advances in Laboratory Medicine
Main Authors:	Laserna Mendieta Emilio José, Martín Dominguez Verónica, Pérez Lucendo Irene, Granero Cremades Inmaculada, Ferreirós Martínez Raquel, Álvarez Malé Tomás, Sanz De Benito María Ángeles, Santander Cecilio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2024-08-01
Subjects:	fructose malabsorption/intolerance lactose malabsorption/intolerance small intestine bacterial overgrowth intestinal methanogenic overgrowth exhaled breath test
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2024-0115