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Fig. 4 | Nutrition & Metabolism

Fig. 4

From: Antimicrobial treatment improves tryptophan metabolism and mood of patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Fig. 4

Urinary levels of A tryptophan (TRP), B 5-hydroxyaminoacetic acid (5-HIAA), C L-kynurenine (KYN), D xanthurenic acid (XA) and E quinolinic acid (QA) expressed in milligram per gram of creatinine (mg/gCr) in patients with low mental mood with chronic diarrhea (SIBO-D) and chronic constipation (SIBO-C) before (blue) and after rifaximin treatment (red); bars represent mean, error bars represent standard deviation. Differences in both groups before and after treatment were examined by Wilcoxon signed-rank test; n = 40 in both groups; *** p < 0.001

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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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