Gastrointestinal bacterial infections precede disease activation and treatment intensification in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Our study indicates that IBD patients diagnosed with GI infections may be at elevated risk of experiencing an IBD flare within 1-6 months post-infection, often necessitating the intensification of their pharmacological treatment.
Authors
- Leo Meriranta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-5381)
- Perttu Arkkila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-0424)
- Clas-Göran af Björkesten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3406-8612)
- Veli‐Jukka Anttila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7734-9241)
- Krista Vitikainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1609-383X)
- Pauliina Molander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9494-3573)
- M Kase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-857X)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848251386318
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00