| Literature DB >> 25663793 |
Xiao-Wei Wu1, Miao-Fang Yang1, Nan Li1, Fang-Yu Wang1.
Abstract
Some previous articles reported that antiviral treatment was effective to reduce the colectomy rate in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Kopylov et al recently carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of antiviral therapy on CMV-positive UC. The results showed that patients who received antiviral treatment had a higher risk of 30-d colectomy. We found that in this meta-analysis, some studies were inappropriately included, leading to an unfavorable outcome of anti-CMV therapy in UC patients.Entities:
Keywords: Antiviral therapy; Colectomy; Cytomegalovirus; Meta-analysis; Ulcerative colitis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25663793 PMCID: PMC4316116 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1689
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742