Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications
Publication Date
2-1-2021
Journal
JPGN Reports
DOI
10.1097/PG9.0000000000000027
PMID
37206939
PMCID
PMC10191541
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
12-3-2020
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
bacterial overgrowth, breath hydrogen, breath methane, breath testing, fructose, lactose, pediatrics, stable isotopes, sucrose
Abstract
Human breath is an easily, noninvasively obtained substance. It offers insight into metabolism and is used to diagnose disaccharide malabsorption, infection, small bowel bacterial over growth, and transit times. Herein, we discuss the readily available clinical breath tests, how they function, how they are administered and interpreted and some pitfalls in their use.
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