Current Status of Opportunistic Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Asia: A Questionnaire-Based Multicenter Study

作者：Hong Yang, Zhihua Ran, Meng Jin, Jiaming Qian · 发表于：Gut and Liver · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.5009/gnl210217 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Inflammatory Bowel Disease、Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research、Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Background/Aims: Opportunistic infection in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become a serious problem. However, its status of doctors' opinions and test equipment in hospitals are unclear. The aim of the study was to investigate these issues to improve the prognosis of IBD patients. Methods: This retrospective, multicenter study was conducted by 83 investigators who were members of the Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis. Data on opportunistic infection were collected from hospital databases between January 2017 and December 2017. The survey consisted of 11 items. Results: toxin test was lower in China than in other areas (75.0% in China vs 95.8% in Japan and 100% in South Korea and Southeast Asia, p<0.05). Conclusions: should be of high concern for IBD patients. More efforts are needed, such as understanding consensus in clinical practice and improving testing facilities in hospitals.