Cytomegalovirus infection increases the risk for inflammatory bowel disease.
This letter discusses the paper by Onyeagocha et al published in the November 2009 issue of the AJP.
Verdonk
Robert C
RC
Haagsma
Elizabeth B
EB
Kleibeuker
Jan H
JH
Dijkstra
Gerard
G
Sudan
Debra L
DL
D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors
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