The association between bowel resection and the risk of nontyphoidal salmonella infection: a nationwide propensity score-matched cohort study

Abstract Nontyphoidal salmonella (NTS) infection has a high mortality rate. Bowel resections affect gut microbiota and immune function, and the association between bowel resection and NTS infection in human beings has not been addressed. We conducted a nationwide propensity score (PS)-matched cohort...

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Main Authors: Kuang-Tsu Yang, Sin-Ei Juang, Yao-Min Hung, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Hei-Tung Yip, Renin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81224-5