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Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue | Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is thought to be the primary cause for tropical sprue but the exact cause of tropical sprue is unknown. It occurs in regions where enteric infections are common and the most common bacteria isolated in patients with tropical sprue include:<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 but the exact cause of tropical sprue is unknown. It occurs in regions where enteric infections are common and the most common bacteria isolated in patients with tropical sprue include:[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.