Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Rifaximin: An Update

Excessive bacteria and nutrient malabsorption are the two major events need to clarify small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Clinically, SIBO is defined as a condition with the existence of > 106 colony-forming units (CFU) bacteria in the human intestine. It is the only generally accepted criteria to diagnose the SIBO in clinical practice. The main problem is that several clinical disorders are happening in patients with SIBO; thus...