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Systematic Review of the Risk of Enteric Infection in Patients Taking Acid Suppression

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2007 · Vol. 102(9) · pp. 2047–2056

Abstract

There is an association between acid suppression and an increased risk of enteric infection. Further prospective studies on patients taking long-term acid suppression are needed to establish whether this association is causal.

Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicineInternal medicineOdds ratioGastroenterologyCohort studyPopulationMeta-analysisClostridium difficileMEDLINEAntibiotics

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Bacterial InfectionsGastric AcidGastrointestinal DiseasesHistamine H2 AntagonistsHumansRisk FactorsProton Pump Inhibitors
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