Artículo de revista
Sobrecrecimiento bacteriano intestinal
Date
2005-11Registration in:
v.133 n.11, p.1361-1370, nov.,2005, Revista Médica de Chile
0034-9887 versión impresa
Author
Quera Pino, Rodrigo
Quigley, Eamonn M. M.
Madrid Silva, Ana
Institutions
Abstract
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is characterized by
nutrient malabsorption, associated with an excessive number of bacteria in the proximal small
intestine. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of bacterial overgrowth presents several difficulties and
limitations, and as yet there is not a widespread agreement on the best diagnostic test. SIBO
occurs when there are alterations in intestinal anatomy, gastrointestinal motility, or a lack of
gastric acid secretion. The true association between SIBO and irritable bowel syndrome and
celiac disease remains uncertain. The treatment usually consists in the eradication of bacterial
overgrowth with repeated courses of antimicrobials, nutritional support and when it is possible,
the correction of underlying predisposing conditions.