Absence of COVID-19 Infection in Patients Accessing IBD Unit at Humanitas, Milan: Implications for Postlockdown Measures
Absence of COVID-19 Infection in Patients Accessing IBD Unit at Humanitas, Milan: Implications for Postlockdown Measures
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DOI:
10.14309/ajg.0000000000000829
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发表时间:
2020-10-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Danese, Silvio
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作者:
Fiorino, Gionata;Gilardi, Daniela;Danese, Silvio
INTRODUCTION: The risk of coronavirus disease-19 infection for healthcare professionals and patients in hospitals remains unclear.METHODS: We investigated whether precautions adopted in our inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) unit have minimized the risks of infection for all patients accessing our facilities in a 1-month period by assessing the rate of coronavirus disease-19 infection in the follow-up period.RESULTS: Three hundred-twenty patients with IBD were included. None were infected from severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 in the follow-up period. None of the IBD team members were infected.DISCUSSION: Neither pharmacological immunosuppression nor access to the hospital seem to be risk factors for infection in patients with IBD.