Low Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome afterClostridium difficileInfection

Hindawi Limited - Tập 21 Số 11 - Trang 727-731 - 2007
Thierry Piche1, Geoffroy Vanbiervliet1, Fernand Girard Pipau2, Raffaella Dainese1, Xavier Hébuterne1, Patrick Rampal3, Stephen M. Collins4
1Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, France
2Department of Bacteriology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, France
3Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, France
4McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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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 symptomaticClostridium difficileinfection.PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients with a proven, symptomaticC difficileinfection identified in the department of bacteriology over a four-month period were considered for enrolment. Patients were excluded in cases of pre-existing IBS or other organic gastrointestinal diseases. Patients completed both modified Talley and Rome II questionnaires within five days of clinical improvement with metronidazole and at three months postinfection, when stools were cultured andC difficiletoxins were examined to exclude ongoing infection.RESULTS: Twenty-three patients were evaluated three months after infection withC difficile. Just after infection, 15 patients were symptom free, whereas eight patients exhibited symptoms suggestive of IBS. Three months after infection, 22 patients remained symptom free, whereas one patient presented with symptoms indicative of IBS. That female patient had a prolonged infection without vomiting.CONCLUSIONS: We have shown that while transient functional bowel disorder occurred in 34.7% of patients (eight of 23 patients) recently infected withC difficile, only 4.3% of patients (one of 23 patients) had symptoms indicative of IBS after three months (ie, postinfectious IBS). Because an age-related reduction in immune responsiveness has been documented, it can be speculated that the low incidence of postinfectious IBS may be explained by the older age of the study population. Therefore, it cannot be excluded that the findings may be different in younger patients.

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