Detection of CMV in pouch mucosa in a patient with acute pouchitis: The real enemy or an innocent bystander?

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 728-729

  Tribonias, Georgios ^a   Karmiris, Konstantinos ^a   Giannikaki, Elpida ^a   Konstantinidis, Konstantinos ^a   Voudoukis, Evangelos ^a   Theodoropoulou, Angeliki ^a   Vardas, Emmanouil ^a   Paspatis, Gregorios A ^a  

^a Venizelion General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ANTIBODY TITER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEALING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LACTATION; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; SALMONELLA; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POUCHITIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84862211876     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.02.011     Document Type: Letter

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