Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection

Autor: Thierry Piche, Geoffroy Vanbiervliet, Fernand Girard Pipau, Raffaella Dainese, Xavier Hébuterne, Patrick Rampal, Stephen M Collins
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 21, Iss 11, Pp 727-731 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2007/262478
Popis: OBJECTIVE: The incidence of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ranges between 4% and 32% of individuals after bacterial or parasitic infection. This study analyzed IBS symptoms in hospitalized patients three months after a symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection.
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