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IBD: Coronavirus infection rate ‘comparable to general population’

Large-scale testing for the virus by a US clinic is reassuring, researchers say
Clare Pain
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12 May 2020
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People with IBD do not seem to be at increased risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, results from California suggest.

Researchers report the results from more than 14,000 tests for the virus conducted on consecutive patients at Stanford University between 4 March and 14 April.

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