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Association Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Viral Infections Publisher Pubmed



Dehghani T1 ; Gholizadeh O2, 3 ; Daneshvar M4 ; Nemati MM5 ; Akbarzadeh S5 ; Amini P6 ; Afkhami H7 ; Kohansal M8 ; Javanmard Z9 ; Poortahmasebi V2, 3
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  1. 1. Internal Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  3. 3. Research Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
  6. 6. Faculty of Medicine, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences, Yasouj, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Current Microbiology Published:2023


Abstract

Chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are known as inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD). Patients with inflammatory bowel illnesses are more susceptible to viral infections. In people with IBD, viral infections have emerged as a significant issue. Viral infections are often difficult to identify and have a high morbidity and fatality rate. We reviewed studies on viral infections and IBD, concentrating on Cytomegalovirus (CMV), SARS-CoV-2, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), enteric viruses, and hepatitis B virus (HBV). Also, the effect of IBD on these viral infections is discussed. These data suggest that patients with IBD are more likely to get viral infections. As a result, practitioners should be aware of the increased risk of viral infections in inflammatory bowel disease patients. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.