Corticosteroids, but not TNF Antagonists, Associate With Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Increasing age, comorbidities, and use of corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory agents correlated with severe COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), whereas treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists did not, researchers report in Gastroenterology. Corticosteroids, immunomodulators (thiopurines, methotrexate), and biologic agents (TNF antagonists such as infliximab) are commonly
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