Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 12 , Pages 1279-1286, December 2009

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

  • Alexander C. Ford

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Division, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to:. Alex Ford, MBChB, MD, MRCP, Gastroenterology Division, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. fax: 0019055214958
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  • Brennan M.R. Spiegel

      Affiliations

    • University of California, Los Angeles/VA Center for Outcomes Research and Education, Los Angeles, California
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  • Nicholas J. Talley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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  • Paul Moayyedi

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Division, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

published online 14 July 2009.

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    •  Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following: Nicholas Talley has received consultancy fees from Procter and Gamble, Lexicon Genetics, Inc, Astellas Pharma US, Inc, Pharma Frontiers, Ltd, Callisto Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Addex Pharma, Ferring Pharma, Salix, MGI Pharma, McNeil Consumer, Microbia, Dynogen, Conexus, Novartis, and Metabolic Pharmaceuticals, and has received research support from Novartis, Takeda, GlaxoSmithkline, Dynogen, and Tioga; Paul Moayyedi is the chair at McMaster University and is funded partly by an unrestricted donation by AstraZeneca, and has received consultant's and speaker's bureau fees from AstraZeneca, AxCan Pharma, Nycomed, and Johnson and Johnson. The remaining authors disclose no conflicts.

     Funding This study was funded by the American College of Gastroenterology.

    PII: S1542-3565(09)00660-0

    doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.031

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    Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Volume 7, Issue 12 , Pages 1279-1286, December 2009