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qPCR Is a Sensitive and Rapid Method for Detection of Cytomegaloviral DNA in Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Biopsy Tissue
Published on: July 9, 2014
[Cytomegalovirus infection in patients with ulcerative colitis]
Aim:
Adjusting therapy of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) regarding their cytomegalovirus (CMV)--status.
Materials And Methods:
40 patients were included, mean age--44.3 +/- 3.2 yo. DNA CMV was detected in mucosal tissue samples from rectum using real-time PCR.
Results:
4 (10%) were CMV-positive. CMV-positive status rate was higher among patients on therapy with immunomodulators 3 (23.1%) vs 1 in patients on steroids and/or salicylates. There was significantly higher rate of severe disease and steroid dependence among CMV-positive patients than among CMV-negative: 75% vs 13.9%, 75% vs 8.3% correspondently.
Conclusion:
CMV-infection is associated with severe and steroid-dependent UC.
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