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Acute hepatitis cases in children show declining trend; adenovirus, COVID-19 remain key leads
Adenovirus remains the most commonly detected virus in acute hepatitis in children, found in 53% of cases overall.
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SARS-CoV-2 stays in GI tract long after it clears the lungs
Researchers find COVID RNA remnants in the stool up to 7 months after diagnosis and say that infection of the GI tract may play a role in long...
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Newly defined liver disorder associated with COVID mortality
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Robust immune response after COVID-19 boosters in those with IBD
Data support an additional vaccine dose of mRNA vaccine in patients at risk for an inadequate response to the initial series, says expert.
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Two factors linked to higher risk of long COVID in IBD
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Breakthrough COVID-19 milder in vaccinated patients with IBD
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are vaccinated but still develop COVID experience milder disease than those who are unvaccinated.
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Gut bacteria linked with long COVID
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Long COVID associated with risk of metabolic liver disease
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease may be another cluster phenotype of long COVID.
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Alcohol-related liver disease severity increased during COVID-19 pandemic
Increased alcohol sales and disrupted services may have led to worse clinical outcomes.
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Immune response detected in most IBD patients after COVID vaccines
Overall, similar levels of antibodies were seen across vaccine type, age group, and medication class, with the exception of corticosteroids.