Tissue Cytomegalovirus DNA Detection by PCR Is Associated with Increased Endoscopic Activity in Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Biomedicines · 2026 · PMC12938524 · PMID 41751360

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.076so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In the disease activity–adjusted model, corticosteroid use retained a positive association with tissue CMV DNA positivity, although this association did not reach statistical significance (OR 2.32, 95% CI 0.92–5.85; p = 0.076).

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