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Table 3 Densities of rectal IE and LP immune endocrine cells before, during and after Campylobacter infection

From: Changes in the symptom pattern and the densities of large-intestinal endocrine cells following Campylobacter infection in irritable bowel syndrome: a case report

Cell type

Before infection

During infection

After infection

Controls 95% confidence interval

2 months

4 months

Leucocytes in LP

71

298

104

202

82–112

Leucocytes in IE

105

224

172

153

81–120

Lymphocytes in LP

1

42

2

2

0-6

Lymphocytes in IE

2

7

7

9

0-2

Mast cells

9

19

14

15

9-12

  1. Quantifications and controls are the same as in Table 2.