Brief Reports
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2773-2776
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2773
Assessment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in uncomplicated acute diverticulitis of the colon
Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, Gian Marco Giorgetti, Walter Elisei
Antonio Tursi, Digestive Endoscopy Unit, “Lorenzo Bonomo” Hospital, Andria, Italy
Giovanni Brandimarte, Walter Elisei, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, “Cristo Re” Hospital, Rome, Italy
Gian Marco Giorgetti, Clinical Nutrition Unit, “S. Eugenio” Hospital, Rome, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Antonio Tursi, Galleria Pisani, 4, 70031 Andria, Italy. antotursi@tiscali.it
Fax: +39-883-290225
Received: December 28, 2003
Revised: December 29, 2003
Accepted: February 17, 2004
Published online: May 14, 2005
Core Tip