Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome After Infectious Enteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Foodborne illness affects 15% of the US population each year, and is a risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We evaluated risk of, risk factors for, and outcomes of IBS after infectious enteritis.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of electronic databases from 1994 through August 31, 2015 to identify cohort studies of the prevalence of IBS 3 months or more after infectious enteritis. We used random-effects meta-analysis to calculate the summary point prevalence of IBS after infectious enteritis, as well as relative risk (compared with individuals without infectious enteritis) and host- and enteritis-related risk factors.

Results

We identified 45 studies, comprising 21,421 individuals with enteritis, followed for 3 months to 10 years f

SUBMITTER: Klem F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5367939 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature