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Background
Contention surrounds hydrogen and methane breath tests as putative measures of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. We aimed to explore the clinical characteristics associated with positive and negative results to help clarify their role.
Methods
525 glucose hydrogen/methane breath tests completed over 3 years were analyzed to look for positively and negatively associated predictive...