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Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue and the most common bacteria isolated in patients includes: | Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue and the most common bacteria isolated in patients includes:<ref name="pmid4178002">{{cite journal| author=Gorbach SL, Mitra R, Jacobs B, Banwell JG, Chatterjee BD, Mazumder DN| title=Bacterial contamination of the upper small bowel in tropical sprue. | journal=Lancet | year= 1969 | volume= 1 | issue= 7585 | pages= 74-7 | pmid=4178002 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4178002 }} </ref><ref name="pmid773737">{{cite journal| author=Klipstein FA, Short HB, Engert RF, Jean L, Weaver GA| title=Contamination of the small intestine by enterotoxigenic coliform bacteria among the rural population of Haiti. | journal=Gastroenterology | year= 1976 | volume= 70 | issue= 6 | pages= 1035-41 | pmid=773737 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=773737 }} </ref> | ||
*Escherichia coli | *Escherichia coli | ||
*Klebsiella pneumoniae | *Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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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:[1][2]
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Enterobacter cloace
References
- ↑ Gorbach SL, Mitra R, Jacobs B, Banwell JG, Chatterjee BD, Mazumder DN (1969). "Bacterial contamination of the upper small bowel in tropical sprue". Lancet. 1 (7585): 74–7. PMID 4178002.
- ↑ Klipstein FA, Short HB, Engert RF, Jean L, Weaver GA (1976). "Contamination of the small intestine by enterotoxigenic coliform bacteria among the rural population of Haiti". Gastroenterology. 70 (6): 1035–41. PMID 773737.