title: [Digestive hemorrhage and bacterial overgrowth in children].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Réanimation Digestive et d'Assistance Nutritive chez l'Enfant, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gorski
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goulet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jehannin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nihoul-Fékété
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricour
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole; D003091:Colistin
vernacular_title: Hémorragie digestive et pullulation bactérienne chez l'enfant.