## Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection depletes cd4+ lymphocytes, which may benefit patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). the aim was to compare the course of ibd in hiv patients with a matched group of ibd seronegative patients. ## Methods: A total of 20 ibd (14 cr
Inflammatory bowel diseases in patients with adaptive and complement immunodeficiency disorders
โ Scribed by Daniel J.B. Marks; Craig R. Seymour; Gavin W. Sewell; Farooq Z. Rahman; Andrew M. Smith; Sara A. McCartney; Stuart L. Bloom
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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