SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH

Course overview

IN CONTRAST TO THE LARGE INTESTINE, THE CONCENTRATION OF THE BACTERIA IN THE SMALL INTESTINE RARELY EXCEEDS 1000 ORGANISMS/ML. GASTRIC ACID SECRETION AND INTESTINAL MOTILITY LIMIT THE OVERGROWTH OF BACTERIA IN THE SMALL INTESTINE. WHEN THESE PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AGAINST EXCESSIVE BACTERIAL GROWTH FAIL, SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) CAN MANIFEST. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.