[Parasitosis and irritable bowel syndrome]. / Parasitosis y síndrome de intestino irritable.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 33(3): 268-74, 2016 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27598274
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract characterised by multi-factorial aetiology. In IBS physiopathology are involved diverse factors between them biological, psychosocial, and environmental components which affect the immune activation status of gut mucosa. Among these factors is recognized the intestinal parasitosis. Post-infection IBS (PI-IBS) is recognised as a subgroup of functional disorders whose symptoms onset appear after a symptomatic intestinal infection caused by microbial agents. There are few studies regarding of relationship between IBS and intestinal parasitosis in Chile. However, is has been well described a positive association between IBS and Blastocystis hominis infections, one of prevalent parasites in Chile. In other countries, is also described a relationship between IBS and amebiasis and giardiasis. Both, characterized by a common mode of transmission through water as well as contaminated food. Because the high prevalence of parasitosis in our country it is necessary to expand the association studies to clarify the strength of the parasites ethiology in IBS.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome del Colon Irritable
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Parasitosis Intestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile