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Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is the primary cause for tropical sprue and the most common bacteria | Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue and the most common bacteria isolated in patients includes: | ||
*Escherichia coli | *Escherichia coli | ||
*Klebsiella pneumoniae | *Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Causes
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue and the most common bacteria isolated in patients includes:
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Enterobacter cloace