New insights into the fecal microbiota of children living in a slum: association with small bowel bacterial overgrowth

J Pediatr (Rio J). 2018 Sep-Oct;94(5):455-457. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2017.12.002. Epub 2017 Dec 22.

Authors

Carlos Lifschitz¹, Agnieszka Sieczkowska²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Italiano, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, United States. Electronic address: carlosl1949@gmail.com.
² Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Gdansk, Poland.

PMID: 29274895
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2017.12.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bacteria / growth & development*
Biomarkers / analysis
Breath Tests
Child
Feces / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Hydrogen / analysis*
Intestine, Small / metabolism
Intestine, Small / microbiology*
Male
Methane / analysis*
Microbiota*
Poverty Areas

Substances

Biomarkers
Hydrogen
Methane