Current and projected incidence trends of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease in Germany based on the Saxon Pediatric IBD Registry 2000-2014 -a 15-year evaluation of trends.
Ivana KernOlaf SchofferThomas RichterWieland KiessGunter FlemmingUlf WinklerJürgen QuietzschOlaf WenzelMarlen ZurekUlf ManuwaldJanice HegewaldShi LiJens WeidnerJan de LaffolieKlaus-Peter ZimmerJoachim KuglerMartin W LaassUlrike RothePublished in: PloS one (2022)
The incidence of IBD in children and adolescents in Saxony increased at a similar rate as in other developed countries during the observation period. Given this trend, the health care system must provide adequate resources for the care of these young patients in the future.