COVID-19 is not associated with worse long-term inflammatory bowel disease outcomes: a multicenter case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with worse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes. However, data are lacking regarding the long-term impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection on the disease course of IBD.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on long-term outcomes of IBD.

Design

We performed a multicenter case-control study of patients with IBD and COVID-19 between February 2020 and December 2020.

Methods

Cases and controls were individuals with IBD with presence or absence, respectively, of COVID-19-related symptoms and confirmatory testing. The primary composite outcome was IBD-related hospitalization or surgery.

Results

We identified 251 cases [ulcerative colitis (n</

SUBMITTER: Hong SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637830 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature