Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and irritable bowel syndrome

Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Nov;98(11):2572; author reply 2573-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08686.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Breath Tests / methods
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intestine, Small / microbiology*
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sampling Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity