Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kim JJ, Simpson N, Klipfel N, DeBose R, Barr N, Laine L. Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2010, 55: 1059-1065. PMID: 20112061, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1126-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseActive inflammatory bowel diseaseActive ulcerative colitisUC patientsIndex flareCMV infectionUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseCytomegalovirus infectionBowel diseasePrevalence of CMVCourse of diseaseAcute exacerbationIBD colitisUC flareCMV antigensConclusionsThe prevalenceIndex endoscopyMethodsConsecutive patientsClinical courseSevere morbidityClinical featuresImmunohistochemistry stainingGeneral populationPatients