Open AccessClinical features of Epstein–Barr virus in the intestinal mucosa and blood of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Jinqiu Zhou,
Li Zeng,
Qiao Zhang,
Xin Wu,
Menglan Zhang,
Xing-Tao Jing,
Yufang Wang,
Hu Gan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_30_20
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , virus , azathioprine , epstein–barr virus , intestinal mucosa , polymerase chain reaction , disease , immunology , gene , biology , biochemistry
The role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of EBV in the blood and intestinal mucosa of patients with IBD and evaluate the association between EBV positivity and IBD.