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Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome afterClostridium difficileInfection
Author(s) -
Thierry Piche,
Geoffroy Vanbiervliet,
Fernand Girard Pipau,
Raffaella Dainese,
Xavier Hébuterne,
Patrick Rampal,
Stephen M. Collins
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2007/262478
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , incidence (geometry) , clostridium difficile , diarrhea , metronidazole , vomiting , gastroenterology , population , abdominal pain , antibiotics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , optics , biology
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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