1. Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome after intercontinental travel: a prospective multicentre study.
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Chan, Jiyang, Best, Niels van, Ward, Markia, Arcilla, Maris S, Hattem, Jarne M van, Melles, Damian C, Jong, Menno D de, Schultsz, Constance, Genderen, Perry J J van, and Penders, John
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IRRITABLE colon ,SOMATOFORM disorders ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MACHINE learning - Abstract
Keywords: Prospective; multicentre; post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome; Intercontinental travel EN Prospective multicentre post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome Intercontinental travel 1 4 4 11/08/23 20230801 NES 230801 Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) can arise following acute infectious gastroenteritis. Our results showed that the development of IBS symptoms after TD is substantial and strengthens our understanding of the multifactorial nature of PI-IBS. At-risk travellers with acute onset of IBS symptoms that continued for at least 6 months following the episode of gastroenteritis during their travel were considered PI-IBS cases (Figure 1A). [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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