Editorial: From the acute infection to the chronic disorder "Don't worry it's just a viral gastroenteritis".
Postinfectious functional gastrointestinal disorders (PI-FGID) have become a category in the general FGID classification. Bacterial PI-FGID has been well documented in several studies and meta-analysis. Increased risk does not appear to be confined to bacterial gastroenteritis (GE), also protozoan and helminth infections are sometimes followed by PI-FGID. In this issue of the journal, Zanini et al. provides evidence that Norovirus GE also leads to the development of PI-irritable bowel syndrome in a substantial proportion of patients.
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D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D029322:Norovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D060766:Drinking Water