Impact of cytomegalovirus on outcomes in acute severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective observational study

CONCLUSION: CMV positivity was associated with worse outcomes of need for rescue therapy, hospital stay and readmissions. Antiviral therapy was not found to reduce the risk of colectomy but did extend the time to colectomy. Further prospective studies will be required to more clearly determine its benefit in patients with concomitant CMV and ASUC.PMID:38560721 | PMC:PMC10981253 | DOI:10.1177/20406223241233203

Source: Adv Data - April 1, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Dazhong Huang Michael Rennie Alicia Krasovec Shyam Nagubandi Sichang Liu Edward Ge Barinder Khehra Michael Au Shobini Sivagnanam Vu Kwan Claudia Rogge Nikola Mitrev Viraj Kariyawasam Source Type: research