[Digestive hemorrhage and bacterial overgrowth in children].
Two cases of gastrointestinal bleeding due to bacterial overgrowth syndrome are presented. The microbial contamination was confirmed by quantitative studies of the intestinal microflora and by therapeutic test; the association colistin-metronidazole could stop the digestive hemorrhage.
Gorski
A M
AM
Unité de Réanimation Digestive et d'Assistance Nutritive chez l'Enfant, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
Goulet
O
O
Jehannin
B
B
Nihoul-Fékété
C
C
Ricour
C
C
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003091:Colistin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008795:Metronidazole; D003091:Colistin
Hémorragie digestive et pullulation bactérienne chez l'enfant.