摘要
Some previous articles reported that antiviral treatment was effective to reduce the colectomy rate in ulcerative colitis(UC) patients with cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection.Kopylov et al recently carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of antiviral therapy on CMV-positive UC.The results showed that patients who received antiviral treatmenthad a higher risk of 30-d colectomy.We found that in this meta-analysis,some studies were inappropriately included,leading to an unfavorable outcome of antiCMV therapy in UC patients.
Some previous articles reported that antiviral treatment was effective to reduce the colectomy rate in ulcerative colitis(UC) patients with cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection.Kopylov et al recently carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of antiviral therapy on CMV-positive UC.The results showed that patients who received antiviral treatmenthad a higher risk of 30-d colectomy.We found that in this meta-analysis,some studies were inappropriately included,leading to an unfavorable outcome of antiCMV therapy in UC patients.
