Natural history of cytomegalovirus infection in a series of patients diagnosed with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 633-638

  Criscuoli, Valeria ^a   Rizzuto, Maria Rosa ^b   Montalbano, Luigi ^b   Gallo, Elena ^a   Cottone, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Natural history; Outcome; Polymerase chain reaction; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEITIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM BIOPSY; REMISSION; STAIN; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 79955928825     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.633     Document Type: Article

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