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Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with GI symptoms have worse outcomes
Patients with GI symptoms were more likely to have higher Charlson Comorbidity Index scores and be 50 years and older.
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COVID-19 may trigger irritable bowel syndrome
Estimates of the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms with COVID-19 have ranged as high as 60%.
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Pre-endoscopy COVID-19 testing may not be needed
Personal protective equipment and COVID-19 vaccination might be enough to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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Acute hepatitis cases in children show declining trend; adenovirus, COVID-19 remain key leads
Adenovirus remains the most commonly detected virus in acute hepatitis in children, found in 53% of cases overall.
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
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Newly defined liver disorder associated with COVID mortality
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Robust immune response after COVID-19 boosters in those with IBD
Data support an additional vaccine dose of mRNA vaccine in patients at risk for an inadequate response to the initial series, says expert.
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Two factors linked to higher risk of long COVID in IBD
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Breakthrough COVID-19 milder in vaccinated patients with IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are vaccinated but still develop COVID experience milder disease than those who are unvaccinated.