2010
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
1991
The causes of esophageal symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus infection. A prospective study of 110 patients.
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L. The causes of esophageal symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus infection. A prospective study of 110 patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 1991, 151: 1567-72. PMID: 1651690, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.151.8.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionBlind brushingHerpes simplex virusViral cultureHistologic examinationVirus infectionCandida esophagitisEsophageal symptomsSimplex virusViral infectionProspective clinical case studyUrban county hospitalPositive predictive valueDiagnosis of esophagitisEsophageal infectionsInfectious esophagitisViral esophagitisConsecutive patientsOral thrushOrogastric tubeEsophageal biopsiesProspective studyVirologic testingBiopsy specimens