Usefulness of quantitative real-time PCR assay for early detection of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to immunosuppressive …

T Yoshino, H Nakase, S Ueno, N Uza… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background Studies suggest that cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection exacerbates ulcerative
colitis (UC) refractory to immunosuppressive therapies. Early and accurate diagnosis of …

Colonic cytomegalovirus detection by mucosal PCR and antiviral therapy in ulcerative colitis

K Okahara, N Nagata, T Shimada, A Joya… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background We aimed to identify the risk factors associated with colonic cytomegalovirus
(CMV) infection in ulcerative colitis (UC) and to compare the clinical course between …

Cytomegalovirus infection in ulcerative colitis: a prospective, comparative study on prevalence and diagnostic strategy

E Domènech, R Vega, I Ojanguren… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been reported in ulcerative colitis (UC),
especially in severe, steroid-refractory disease. However, its role in steroid-refractoriness …

Cytomegalovirus is frequently reactivated and disappears without antiviral agents in ulcerative colitis patients

K Matsuoka, Y Iwao, T Mori, A Sakuraba… - Official journal of the …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE The clinical significance of cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation complicating
ulcerative colitis (UC) patients has been uncertain. It has therefore remained undetermined …

Clinical utility of cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay and blood cytomegalovirus DNA PCR for cytomegaloviral colitis patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

JW Kim, SJ Boo, BD Ye, CL Kim… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims Clinical usefulness of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay and
blood CMV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) needs to …

Ulcerative colitis and cytomegalovirus infection: from A to Z

FH Mourad, JG Hashash… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite multiple studies, the role of cytomegalovirus [CMV] infection in exacerbating the
severity of inflammation in ulcerative colitis [UC], and its response to treatment, remain …

Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection during exacerbation of ulcerative colitis

A Levin, S Yaari, R Stoff, O Caplan, DG Wolf, E Israeli - Digestion, 2017 - karger.com
Background/Aims: The role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation during exacerbations of
ulcerative colitis (UC) is yet a matter of debate, and assessment of CMV infection in UC …

[HTML][HTML] Cytomegalovirus and ulcerative colitis: Place of antiviral therapy

S Pillet, B Pozzetto, X Roblin - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The link between cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and inflammatory bowel diseases
remains an important subject of debate. CMV infection is frequent in ulcerative colitis (UC) …

The absence of large ulcer predicts latent cytomegalovirus infection in ulcerative colitis with positive mucosal viral assay

M Omiya, M Matsushita, T Tanaka, S Kawamata… - Internal …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective Although many studies have shown that cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an
exacerbating factor in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), there is no valid method to …

Cytomegalovirus load in inflamed intestinal tissue is predictive of resistance to immunosuppressive therapy in ulcerative colitis

X Roblin, S Pillet, A Oussalah, P Berthelot… - Official journal of the …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have suggested an association between cytomegalovirus
(CMV) infection and steroid-refractory inflammatory bowel disease. In this study, the use of …