USA: RSV Infection With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Ups Risk for Hospitalization
Adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have an increased risk for hospitalization, according to a study published online in the August issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Ryan A. Smith, M.D., from University of Wisconsin in Madison, and colleagues sought to determine whether patients with IBD have an increased risk for a serious infection due to RSV. The analysis included data from 794 patients with IBD and 93,074 propensity-matched non-IBD patients with RSV.
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