BACKGROUND: There is sound evidence for the role of @entity344 in the development of postinfectious @entity1744 (PI- @entity5377 ), but understanding the interaction between mental factors and the infection remains incomplete. This study aims to (i) assess the occurrence of PI- @entity5377 in a cohort of @entity1 with self-reported @entity294 ( @entity294 ), (ii) assess risk factors for PI- @entity5377 development, and (iii) investigate the prognosis of PI- @entity5377 after 1 year. METHODS: @entity1 consulting the travel clinic at the University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany (in 2009 and 2010) were identified from records and questioned in follow-ups in 2011 and 2012. We used the Rome III modular questionnaire to assess @entity5377 , the Hospital Anxiety and @entity308 Scale to assess @entity148 and @entity308 , and the @entity1 Health Questionnaire to assess somatization. KEY RESULTS: We identified 529 eligible subjects from the clinical records. Of 135 subjects (age: 36.6    14.6 years, 58.5% female) included in the study sample 6.7% (95% CI 3.0-11.1) had PI- @entity5377 . We found more females (88.9% vs 56.3%, p = 0.08) and younger age subjects (mean 29.3 vs 37.1 years, p = 0.02) among the PI- @entity5377 subjects. A multivariable regression model revealed @entity391 at baseline and high somatization scores as strong and independent PI- @entity5377 risk factors. One year later PI- @entity5377 occurrence decreased to 3.3% (three cases of 90). CONCLUSIONS _ INFERENCES: Our findings underline the close linkage of mental and somatic processes for the manifestation of PI- @entity5377 . Screening for @entity146 comorbidities in @entity1 with severe @entity344 may allow identifying groups at high risk for PI- @entity5377 .

Postinfectious @entity1744 after XXXX --a cohort study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'Patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity5377 :: ('MESH:D053560', 'Disease') :: ['IBS'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric'] @entity294 :: ('MESH:D003967', 'Disease') :: ["travelers' diarrhea", 'TD'] @entity391 :: ('MESH:D014839', 'Disease') :: ['vomiting'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal infections'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity1744 :: ('MESH:D043183', 'Disease') :: ['irritable bowel syndrome']
@entity294 :: (MESH:D003967,Disease) :: ['travelers' diarrhea']
