| irritable bowel syndrome in persons who acquired trichinellosis. | the postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (pi-ibs) frequently follows bacterial infections. since people suffering from pi-ibs and trichinella spiralis-infected mice develop similar findings, this animal model has been successfully used for pi-ibs studies; however, ibs has never been studied in humans after trichinellosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the ibs symptoms in people who had acquired trichinellosis. | 2007 | 17313500 |
| frequency and severity of musculoskeletal symptoms in humans during an outbreak of trichinellosis caused by trichinella britovi. | musculoskeletal symptoms such as myalgia are well-known features in the course of trichinellosis; however, the characteristics of musculoskeletal findings have been described in detail in only 1 study. the present study was aimed to determine the joint and muscle symptoms in subjects diagnosed with acute trichinellosis at our rheumatology unit during a trichinella britovi outbreak that occurred in izmir, turkey, in 2004. in total, 98 patients (55 females, 43 males; mean age 32.3 +/- 10.9 yr) wer ... | 2007 | 17539418 |
| a large-scale outbreak of trichinellosis caused by trichinella britovi in turkey. | an outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in izmir, turkey, between january and march 2004. the outbreak was caused by the consumption of raw meat balls made of beef deceptively mixed with pork infected with trichinella britovi. a total of 1098 people who had consumed this food either in 14 restaurants or from the street vendors located in three different neighbourhoods, consulted six different healthcare centres with a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms. of them, 418 (38.1%) patients fulfil ... | 2009 | 18705658 |