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Intravenous tacrolimus is a superior induction therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis compared to oral tacrolimus
BACKGROUND: Intravenous corticosteroid is the mainstay for managing acute severe ulcerative colitis, but one-third of patients do not respond to intravenous corticosteroid. Tacrolimus, a salvage therapy before colectomy, is usually orally administered, though its bioavailability is low compared intr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8705155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34949172 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-02043-6 |