High mucosal cytomegalovirus DNA helps predict adverse short-term outcome in acute severe ulcerative colitis

• Published in: Intestinal research (Intest Res) Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 438 - 448
• Main Authors: Saransh Jain, Divya Namdeo, Pabitra Sahu, Saurabh Kedia, Peush Sahni, Prasenjit Das, Raju Sharma, Vipin Gupta, Govind Makharia, Lalit Dar, Simon Pl Travis, Vineet Ahuja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한장연구학회 30.10.2021
• Subjects: Colitis ulcerative; Cytomegalovirus; Prediction; Steroid failure

Background/Aims: Predictors of short-term outcome of intravenous (IV) steroid therapy in acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) have been well described, but the impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a predictor of outcome remains debatable. We investigated the role of quantitative CMV polyme...