Seroprevalence of viral infectious diseases and associated factors in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel diseases

CONCLUSIONS: Seropositivity rates for common viral infectious diseases in Korean patients with IBD were similar to those of the general population. In the younger age group, protective immunity against measles, VZV, and HAV is required, with proper vaccination, as necessary.PMID:34482682 | DOI:10.3904/kjim.2020.386

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - September 6, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hee Seung Hong Jiwon Jung Sang Hyoung Park Hwa Jung Kim Sung Wook Hwang Dong-Hoon Yang Jeong-Sik Byeon Seung-Jae Myung Suk-Kyun Yang Byong Duk Ye Source Type: research