Methanobrevibacter smithii in irritable bowel syndrome: a clinical and molecular study

Aim. To assess the role of Methanobrevibacter smithii in patients with irritable bowel syndrome associated with small intestinal bowel overgrowth. Materials and methods. Sixty - seven patients with IBS according to Rome IV were enrolled into the study in whom hydrogen breath test was performed. Thir...

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Main Authors: A V Vlasova, V A Isakov, V I Pilipenko, S A Sheveleva, Yu M Markova, A S Polyanina, I V Maev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 2019-08-01
Series:Терапевтический архив
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Online Access:https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/viewFile/33609/pdf
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Summary:Aim. To assess the role of Methanobrevibacter smithii in patients with irritable bowel syndrome associated with small intestinal bowel overgrowth. Materials and methods. Sixty - seven patients with IBS according to Rome IV were enrolled into the study in whom hydrogen breath test was performed. Thirty - two healthy subjects with negative breath test was used as a control. All IBS symptoms assessed daily with 5 grade Lykert scale for 7 days, stool was assessed by Brystol stool scale. M. smithii was confirmed in stool samples by PCR. Results and discussion. In 67 IBS patients CH4 overproduction was found in 32 (47.7%), H2 overproduction in 31 (46.2%) and normal values in 4 (5.9%) by hydrogen breath test. M. smithii was confirmed by stool PCR in all patients with CH4 overproduction. Severity and prevalence of main clinical features of IBS were similar in both SIBO groups but were significantly higher than in control (p
ISSN:0040-3660
2309-5342