PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kilby, A M
AU  - Dolby, J M
AU  - Honour, P
AU  - Walker-Smith, J A
TI  - Duodenal bacterial flora in early stages of transient monosaccharide intolerance in infants.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.52.3.228
DP  - 1977 Mar 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 228--234
VI  - 52
IP  - 3
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/52/3/228.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/52/3/228.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1977 Mar 01; 52
AB  - The aerobic and anaerobic bacterial flora of the duodenum were studied in 10 infants with transient monosaccharide intolerance. 5 infants had protracted diarrhoea after an episode of acute gastroenteritis and 5 had acute gastroenteritis. The duration of monosaccharide intolerance ranged from 1 to 20 days. Serial intubations were performed on 8 infants. In 5 of 8 cases the bacterial flora were of a normal type at the first intubation at 0--4 days after the onset of monosaccharide intolerance. In 4 of those 5 patients there was an increase in bacterial count a few days later and anaerobes appeared. These findings are not consistent with the suggestion that monosaccharide intolerance is caused by abnormal bacteria in the upper small bowel.