LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Fecal microbiota analysis of children with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth among residents of an urban slum in Brazil

Mello, Carolina Santos; Rodrigues, Mirian Silva do Carmo; Araújo Filho, Humberto Bezerra de; Melli, Lígia Cristina Fonseca Lahoz; Tahan, Soraia; Pignatari, Antônio Carlos Campos; Morais, Mauro Batista de.

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (5), 2018

Abstract Objective: To analyze the fecal microbiota composition of children living in an urban slum in Brazil, with or without small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and to investigate the occurrence of stunting and anemia. Methods: A total of 100 children were studied, aged 5-11 years, from the munici...

Anemia/microbiología, Síndrome del Asa Ciega/complicaciones, Síndrome del Asa Ciega/diagnóstico, Síndrome del Asa Ciega/microbiología, Pruebas Respiratorias, Estudios de Cohortes, Estudios Transversales, Heces, Trastornos del Crecimiento/microbiología, Intestino Delgado/microbiología, Áreas de Pobreza, Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa, Población Urbana

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Prevalence of small intestine bacterial overgrowth in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Small intestine bacterial overgrowth is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by an increase in the number and/or the presence of atypical microbiota in the small intestine. The symptoms of small intestine bacterial overgrowth are unspecific, encompassing abdominal pain/distension, ...