Duodenal bacterial flora in early stages of transient monosaccharide intolerance in infants.
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.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D004386:Duodenum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*
D009005:Monosaccharides