Abstract
Removal of the predisposing condition, appropriate nutritional support to reintegrate both caloric and vitamin requirements and suppression of the contaminating bacterial flora represent the main of goals of the treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Generally, the polymicrobic nature of contaminating flora requires the administration of wide-spectrum antibiotics, but as yet we don't know which is the best pharmacological approach, in terms of drug, dosage and duration of therapy. There is no conclusive information regarding the most effective therapy that should be used. This paper reviews the efficacy of the different therapeutic approaches used.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 217-222 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2005 |
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Keywords
- Diarrhoea
- Hydrogen breast test
- Intestinal gas production
- Non absorbable antibiotics
- Rifaximin
- Small intestine bacterial overgrowth
- Therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
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Treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth. / Di Stefano, M.; Miceli, E.; Missanelli, A.; Corazza, G. R.
In: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 4, 07.2005, p. 217-222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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