Prevalence and associated factors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth among systemic sclerosis patients.

Kookwan SawadpanichPisit SoisonKitti ChunlertrithPisaln MairiangWattana SukeepaisarnjaroenApichat SangchanTanita SuttichaimongkolChingching Foocharoen

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)

The prevalence of SIBO, using the glucose H2 /CH4 breath test, is not common among Thai SSc patients. However, a positive result was associated with longer duration of disease.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
interstitial lung disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
rheumatoid arthritis
metabolic syndrome
blood pressure
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle