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Prevalence and Predictors of Gastrointestinal Infections Among Patients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis and Those in Remission: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Nitesh Bassi, Uday C Ghoshal, Vinod K Dixit, Ujjala Ghoshal, Dawesh Yadav, Tuhina Banerjee, Anurag K Tiwari, Vinod Kumar, Sayan Malakar, Mohita Mahajan and 3 more

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Nitesh BassiHepatology, Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Mohali, IND.
Uday C GhoshalGastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.
Vinod K DixitGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Ujjala GhoshalMicrobiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, IND.
Dawesh YadavGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Tuhina BanerjeeMicrobiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Anurag K TiwariGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Vinod KumarGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Sayan MalakarHepatology, Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Mohali, IND.
Mohita MahajanDermatology, Government Medical College, Amritsar, IND.
Aakash S ShahGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Ishan MittalGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
Shishirendu P PariharGastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.

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Abstract

backgroundGastrointestinal (GI) infections, common in tropical countries, are likely to precipitate acute exacerbations in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). However, data are scant. Accordingly, we evaluated GI infections in patients with UC and determined their predictors.

methodsConsecutive patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) and those in remission were evaluated for GI infections by stool microscopy, modified acid-fast stain, culture, and

resultsAmong 158 patients with UC (mean age 35.2 ± 13.0 years; male-to-female ratio 1.3:1; 108 with ASUC and 50 in remission), 79 (50%) had CMV infection (53 detected by RT-PCR alone, one by inclusion bodies, and 25 by both methods). Overall, 92/158 (58.2%) patients had GI infections, of whom 20/158 (12.6%) had multiple infections. CMV infection (70/108 (64.8%) vs. 9/50 (18%); p < 0.001) and overall GI infections (76/108 (70.3%) vs. 16/50 (32%); p < 0.001) were more common in patients with ASUC than in those in remission.

conclusionsGI infections were more common in patients with ASUC than in those in remission, with CMV being the predominant pathogen;

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acute severe ulcerative colitiscytomegalovirusgastrointestinal infectioninflammatory bowel diseaseulcerative colitis

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PMCPMC13452919

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