Evidence-based consensus on opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease (republication)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are a high-risk population for opportunistic infections. The IBD group of the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology of the Chinese Medical Association organized an expert group to discuss and develop this consensus opinion. This consensus opinion referenced cl...
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Intestinal Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-16-178.pdf |
| Summary: | Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are a high-risk population for opportunistic infections. The IBD group of the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology of the Chinese Medical Association organized an expert group to discuss and develop this consensus opinion. This consensus opinion referenced clinical study results from China and other countries to provide guidance for clinical practices. Eight major topics, including cytomegalovirus infection, Epstein-Barr virus infection, viral hepatitis, bacterial infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, and vaccines were introduced in this article. |
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| ISSN: | 1598-9100 2288-1956 |