Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection

oleh: Thierry Piche, Geoffroy Vanbiervliet, Fernand Girard Pipau, Raffaella Dainese, Xavier Hébuterne, Patrick Rampal, Stephen M Collins

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2007-01-01

Deskripsi

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.