Bacterial Infections in Childhood: A Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal and Other Diseases?

Overview

Journal United European Gastroenterol J

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2015 Feb 6

PMID 25653857

Citations 4

Authors

Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke

Alexandra Unverdorben

Katja Weimer

Angelika Anita Schlarb

Marco Daniel Gulewitsch

Ute Ellert

Paul Enck

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Abstract

Background: There is evidence for post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) in adults, but little is known about PI-IBS in children. The nationwide representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) assessed children's health.

Objective And Methods: We identified 643 children (50.1% males) in the KiGGS cohort (N = 15,878, 51% males) with a history of Salmonella infection. The number was validated comparing this group with the known infection statistics from the Robert Koch-Institute registry. We compared this group to the remaining KiGGS cohort (n = 12,951) with respect to sociodemographic characteristics, pain and quality of life. To check for specificity, we repeated the comparisons with a group with a history of scarlet fever.

Results: Infection statistics predicted 504 cases of Salmonella infection in the KiGGS cohort, indicating high validity of the data. In children between 3 and 10 years with a history of Salmonella infection, significantly more abdominal pain (31.7% versus 21.9%, p < 0.001) and headache (27.2% versus 15.1%, p < 0.001) were reported. This group showed lower quality of life (p < 0.001). Comparison to a group of scarlet fever-infected children revealed poor specificity of the data.

Conclusion: Differences found between children with and without Salmonella infection reveal the role of gastrointestinal infection in the development of post-infectious abdominal problems, but poor specificity may point toward a psychosocial ("somatization") rather than a Salmonella-specific mechanism.

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