Comparison of the D‐Xylose and Polyethylene Glycol Absorption Tests as Indicators of Mucosal Damage in Infants with Chronic Diarrhea
作者:
Carlos Lifschitz,
Robert Shulman,
Claire Langston,
G. Gopalakrishna,
期刊:
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(OVID Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 1
页码: 47-50
ISSN:0277-2116
年代: 1989
出版商: OVID
关键词: D-Xylose test;Polyethylene glycol absorption test;Mucosal damage;Diarrhea.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
The determination of serum levels of D-xylose and the urinary excretion of an orally administered mixture of low-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol were compared to assess their sensitivity to predict smallbowel mucosal damage. Eighteen infants with severe diarrhea and villus atrophy were observed. Results of the D-xylose and polyethylene glycol tests were compared with the villus-to-crypt ratios that were determined from biopsy specimens. The D-xylose test predicted accurately 12 (67%) of the 18 small-bowel biopsy results, while the polyethylene glycol test predicted 14 (78%). However, the McNemar test indicated that the two tests did not differ significantly in their ability to predict an abnormal small-bowel biopsy. We conclude that neither the D-xylose nor the polyethylene glycol test is a reliable indicator of small intestinal mucosal damage in infants with chronic diarrhea.
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