Adequate antiviral treatment lowers overall complications of cytomegalovirus colitis among inpatients with inflammatory bowel diseases

Table 2 Impact of adequate antiviral treatment on overall IBD complications in CMV group

	IBD + CMV (n = 42)		P		CD + CMV (n = 11)		P		UC + CMV (n = 31)		P
Antiviral treatment	Adequate (n = 24)	Inadequate (n = 18)			Adequate (n = 5)	Inadequate (n = 6)			Adequate (n = 19)	Inadequate (n = 12)
Overall IBD complications	7 (29.2%)	13 (72.2%)	0.006*		1 (20%)	6 (100%)	0.015*		6 (31.6%)	7 (58.3%)	0.141

Adequate antiviral treatment: intravenous ganciclovir and/or oral valganciclovir for at least 14 days. Overall, the IBD complications included strictures, abscesses, fistulas, colon cancer, and IBD-related surgeries. Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; CMV, cytomegalovirus; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; UC, ulcerative colitis; WBC, white blood cell; * P < 0.05, calculated using the Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test

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