Outcomes of COVID-19 in 79 patients with IBD in Italy: an IG-IBD study.

Cristina Bezzio Simone SaibeniAngela VariolaMariangela AlloccaAlessandro MassariViviana GerardiValentina CasiniChiara RicciFabiana ZingoneArnaldo Amato Flavio Andrea Caprioli Marco Vincenzo LentiChiara ViganòMarta AscolaniFabrizio BossaFabiana CastiglioneClaudio CortelezziLaurino GrossiMonica MillaDaniela MorgantiLuca PastorelliDavide Giuseppe Ribaldone Alessandro SartiniAlessandra SorianoGianpiero ManesSilvio DaneseMassimo Claudio FantiniAlessandro ArmuzziMarco DapernoGionata Fiorinonull null

Published in: Gut (2020)

Active IBD, old age and comorbidities were associated with a negative COVID-19 outcome, whereas IBD treatments were not. Preventing acute IBD flares may avoid fatal COVID-19 in patients with IBD. Further research is needed.

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