Open AccessIs Traveler's Diarrhea a Significant Risk Factor for the Development of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
E Stermer,
Anat Lubezky,
Israel Potasman,
Eran Paster,
Alexandra Lavy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/507540
Subject(s) - irritable bowel syndrome , medicine , diarrhea , traveler's diarrhea , risk factor , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , pediatrics
A total of 564 travelers were enrolled in a study aimed at investigating the influence of traveler's diarrhea in the development of irritable bowel syndrome. At 6-7 months after repatriation, we found that an episode of traveler's diarrhea was associated with a quintuple risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome.
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