Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome in patients with Shigella infection

Sangwon Ji1, Hyojin Park, Dokyong Lee

  • 1Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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