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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is associated with irritable bowel syndrome and is independent of proton pump inhibitor usage

BACKGROUND: Current knowledge suggests that small intestinal overgrowth participates in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome. It is questionable if this association is modulated by intake of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). METHODS: In a prospective study, quantitative cultures of duodenal asp...

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Autores principales: Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J., Pyleris, Emmanouel, Barbatzas, Charalambos, Pistiki, Aikaterini, Pimentel, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27402085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-016-0484-6