OBJECTIVES: Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASC) is a potentially life-threatening disease.
We aimed to formulate guidelines for managing ASC in children based on systematic review …

Background and aims: Steroid-resistance presents a management challenge in ulcerative
colitis. How steroid-resistance occurs is unknown, but cytomegalovirus infection, often …

Background The reported prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection with active
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is highly variable, and whether CMV negatively impacts …

Cytomegalovirus is a deoxyribonucleic acid virus that infects a large part of the human
population; after primary infection, it develops a latent state and can be reactivated, notably …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients are believed to have an increased risk for the colonic
reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection due to both inherent and iatrogenic factors …

AIM: To evaluate the impact of antiviral treatment on cytomegalovirus (CMV)-positive
ulcerative colitis patients. METHODS: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a member of the herpesvirus family. HCMV infection
persists throughout the host lifespan in a latent state following primary infection. The ability …

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is frequently detected in ulcerative colitis (UC) lesions
of steroid-refractory patients. This has led to the suspicion that CMV might cause colitis and …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV)
infection on the prognosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Various databases were …

The aetiology of Crohn's disease (CD) is currently unknown. A viral trigger was proposed
more than 40 years ago and has been the focus of many investigations. We summarised the …