Absence of Oral Opportunistic Infections in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Anti-TNF-α and Anti-Integrin-α₄β₇ Therapy

• Main Authors: Ema Saltović (Author), Brankica Mijandrušić-Sinčić (Author), Alen Braut (Author), Ivana Škrobonja (Author), Ella Sever (Author), Irena Glažar (Author), Sonja Pezelj-Ribarić (Author), Miranda Muhvić-Urek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Biological therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) carries an increased risk for the development of opportunistic infections due to immunomodulation. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of oral infections in IBD patients treated with biological (anti-TNF-α and anti-in...