Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inactive Crohn&rsquo;s disease: Influence of thiopurine and biological treatment

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2014; 20(38): 13999-14003
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13999

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients n (%)

Time since disease diagnosis (yr)	8.5 ± 7.3
Age (yr)	40.8 ± 12.1
Gender (% female)	56 (52.3)
BMI (kg/m²)	25.2 ± 4.9
Location
Ileum	39 (36.5)
Ileum and colon	53 (49.5)
Colon	15 (14)
Pattern
Inflammatory	29 (27.1)
Stenotic	58 (54.2)
Fistulizing	20 (18.7)
Ileocecal valve resection	63 (58.9)
Treatment
Immunosuppressant¹	62 (57.9)
Biological treatment²	21 (19.6)
Double (immunosuppressant + biological)	13 (12.1)
Proton pump inhibitors	19 (17.8)
Bacterial overgrowth	18 (16.8)
Presence of symptoms (n = 102)	55 (51.4)
Bowel frequency (24 h)	2.8 ± 2

¹Fifty-six azathioprine, six mercaptopurine;

²Seventeen infliximab, four adalimumab. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± SD.

Citation: Sánchez-Montes C, Ortiz V, Bastida G, Rodríguez E, Yago M, Beltrán B, Aguas M, Iborra M, Garrigues V, Ponce J, Nos P. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inactive Crohn’s disease: Influence of thiopurine and biological treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(38): 13999-14003
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i38/13999.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13999

Sánchez-Montes C, Ortiz V, Bastida G, Rodríguez E, Yago M, Beltrán B, Aguas M, Iborra M, Garrigues V, Ponce J, Nos P. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inactive Crohn’s disease: Influence of thiopurine and biological treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(38): 13999-14003 [PMID: 25320539 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13999]

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