Gompertz D, Brooks A P, Gaya H, Spiers A S
Gut. 1973 Mar;14(3):183-6. doi: 10.1136/gut.14.3.183.
Faecal volatile fatty acids represent the end products of the metabolism of the anaerobic flora of the large bowel. The excretion of these volatile acids has been investigated in five leukaemic patients maintained in plastic ;germ-free' isolators. Under ;isolator' conditions there is a pronounced fall in volatile fatty acid excretion. The possibility that the measurement of these acids may be used to monitor anaerobic overgrowth and recolonization in these patients is discussed.
粪便挥发性脂肪酸是大肠厌氧菌群代谢的终产物。对五名在塑料“无菌”隔离器中维持治疗的白血病患者的这些挥发性酸的排泄情况进行了研究。在“隔离器”条件下,挥发性脂肪酸排泄量显著下降。文中讨论了测定这些酸可用于监测这些患者厌氧菌群过度生长和重新定植的可能性。