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Clinical Features, Endoscopic Findings, and Predictive Factors for Mortality in Tissue-Invasive Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus Disease between Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients.

Panu WetwittayakhlangNatthapat RujeerapaiboonPoowadon WetwittayakhlungPimsiri SripongpunNannapat PruphetkaewSawangpong JandeeNaichaya ChamroonkulTeerha Piratvisuth
Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2021)
Immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with TI-GI CMV disease had distinct clinical and endoscopic characteristics. There was no significant difference in the inhospital mortality between the two groups. The factors for mortality were ICU admission, sepsis/shock, malnutrition, and receiving chemotherapy. Early diagnosis and initiation of antiviral treatment might improve the survival probability.
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