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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3, 22–23 (1 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0371

Are higher doses of rifaximin more effective for the treatment of small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth?

Christoph Beglinger & Lukas Degen

Lauritano EC et al. (2005) Rifaximin dose-finding study for the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Aliment Pharmacol 22: 31–35 Synopsis Background Patients with small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) receive treatment with antibiotics; however, only a limited number of studies have been performed to determine the optimal choice and duration of antibiotic therapy for these patients.