Diagnostic yield from colon biopsies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and suspected cytomegalovirus infection: is it worth it?

BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often immunosuppressed and are at risk for reactivation of latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. We examined the diagnostic yield from colon biopsies in IBD patients with suspected CMV infection. METHODS: Patients above 18 years of age...

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Autores principales: Umar, Shifa, Clarke, Kofi, Bilimoria, Farshaad, Bilal, Mohammad, Singh, Shailendra, Silverman, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28655979
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2017.0153

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28655979
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2017.0153

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