Is traveler's diarrhea a significant risk factor for the development of irritable bowel syndrome? A prospective study.
Stermer E, Lubezky A, Potasman I, Paster E, Lavy A
Gastroenterology Service, Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel. edystermer@yahoo.com
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.
Published 30 August 2006 in Clin Infect Dis, 43(7): 898-901.
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