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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2022; 28(12): 1204-1219
Published online Mar 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i12.1204
Published online Mar 28, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i12.1204
Figure 3 Possible link between antibiotic use and the development of irritable bowel syndrome (schematic illustration).
Antibiotics cause profound changes in the gut microbiota and therefore contribute to all mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome.
- Citation: Mamieva Z, Poluektova E, Svistushkin V, Sobolev V, Shifrin O, Guarner F, Ivashkin V. Antibiotics, gut microbiota, and irritable bowel syndrome: What are the relations? World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(12): 1204-1219
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i12/1204.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i12.1204