Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection

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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Main Authors: Thierry Piche, Geoffroy Vanbiervliet, Fernand Girard Pipau, Raffaella Dainese, Xavier Hébuterne, Patrick Rampal, Stephen M Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/262478
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Patrick Rampal
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-ef7f23f2ebf6468f9c715e2d35cde52f2025-08-20T02:22:24ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-01211172773110.1155/2007/262478Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile InfectionThierry Piche0Geoffroy Vanbiervliet1Fernand Girard Pipau2Raffaella Dainese3Xavier Hébuterne4Patrick Rampal5Stephen M Collins6Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, FranceDepartment of Bacteriology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, FranceMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaOBJECTIVE: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/262478
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection
title_full Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection
title_fullStr Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection
title_full_unstemmed Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection
title_short Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome after Clostridium difficile Infection
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