Reviewer's report
Title:Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in irritable bowel syndrome: are there
any predictors?
Version: 2Date:28 September 2009
Reviewer: Stephen Vanner
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
This study lacks a control group and the criteria used for the GBT have not been
validated. Hence, unless the authors can validate these criteria and provide a
proper control group, these observations cannot be interpreted with any
confidence. Refering to previous studies is not adequate because these studies
suffer from the same major flaws.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests.
Reviewer's report
Title:Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in irritable bowel syndrome: are there
any predictors?
Version: 2Date:28 September 2009
Reviewer: Stephen Vanner
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
This study lacks a control group and the criteria used for the GBT have not been
validated. Hence, unless the authors can validate these criteria and provide a
proper control group, these observations cannot be interpreted with any
confidence. Refering to previous studies is not adequate because these studies
suffer from the same major flaws.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in irritable bowel syndrome: are there
any predictors?
Version: 2Date:28 September 2009
Reviewer: Stephen Vanner
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
This study lacks a control group and the criteria used for the GBT have not been
validated. Hence, unless the authors can validate these criteria and provide a
proper control group, these observations cannot be interpreted with any
confidence. Refering to previous studies is not adequate because these studies
suffer from the same major flaws.
Level of interest: An article of limited interest
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have no competing interests.
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