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Small-Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is Associated With Concurrent Intestinal Inflammation But Not With Systemic Inflammation in Crohn's Disease Patients.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2018
Ricci José E R, Chebli Liliana A, Ribeiro Tarsila C D R, Castro Antonio C S, Gaburri Pedro D, Pace Fabio H D L, Barbosa Kátia V B D, Ferreira Lincoln E V V D C, Passos Maria D C F, Malaguti Carla, Delgado Álvaro H D A, Campos Jacqueline D, Coelho André R, Chebli Julio M F
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: We studied the prevalence and predictors of small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in Crohn's disease (CD) outpatients and the relationship between SIBO and intestinal and/or systemic inflammation. BACKGROUND: The relationship of SIBO with systemic and intestinal inflammation in CD patients is unclear. STUDY: In this cross-sectional study, conducted between June, 2013 and January, 2015, 92 CD...
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