Journal article
An Outbreak of Acute Bacterial Gastroenteritis Is Associated With an Increased Incidence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Acute bacterial gastroenteritis is associated with subsequent post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) in adults. Less is known about this relationship in children. In May 2000, contamination of municipal water by Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and Campylobacter species caused a large outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Walkerton, Ontario. We assessed this association among a cohort of children enrolled in the Walkerton Health …
Authors
Thabane M; Simunovic M; Akhtar-Danesh N; Garg AX; Clark WF; Collins SM; Salvadori M; Marshall JK
Journal
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 105, No. 4,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2010
DOI
10.1038/ajg.2010.74
ISSN
0002-9270