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Biologic agents may increase infection risk in inflammatory bowel disease

Biologic agents may increase infection risk in inflammatory bowel disease

Biologic agents may increase infection risk in inflammatory bowel diseaseShare this content:linkedingooglePrintBiologic agents increase the risk of opportunistic infection, but do not increase the risk of serious infection or malignancy.HealthDay News — For adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), biologic agents increase the risk of infection, especially opportunistic infection, but do not increase the risk of serious infection or malignancy, according to a review published in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Stefanos Bonovas, MD, PhD, from Humanitas Clinical and Research Center in Milan, and colleagues performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether biologic agents impact the risk of infection or malignancy in adults with IBD.


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