Positive finding of colonic polymerase chain reaction for cytomegalovirus DNA is not false positive but a warning for treating patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to immunosuppressive therapies.
Nakase
Hiroshi
H
Yoshino
Takuya
T
Matumura
Kayoko
K
Honzawa
Yusuke
Y
Yamamoto
Shuji
S
Matsuura
Minoru
M
Chiba
Tsutomu
T
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011379:Prognosis
D004279:DNA, Viral; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents