PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT A REFERRAL CENTER

PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT A REFERRAL CENTER

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) appears to be common in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). The rate of SIBO has been estimated at 25%-88% in this setting. However, different demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors may exist between South American...

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Main Authors: Erika Ruback BERTGES, Júlio Maria Fonseca CHEBLI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2020-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Crohn disease
Small intestine, microbiology
Bacterial infections
Demographic data
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