Natural history of cytomegalovirus infection in a series of patients diagnosed with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis

Table 3 Clinical course and outcome of ulcerative colotis with persistent human cytomegalovirus at polymerase chain reaction

Patient No.	Age (yr)/sex	Immunomodulators at HCMV diagnosis	Disease relapse	Outcome
1	42/F	Aza	No	Remission with 5-asa
2	71/M	No	Yes	Remission with IFX
3	58/M	Aza	Yes	Procto-colectomy
4	74/M	No	Yes	Remission with IFX
5	65/F	No	No	Remission with 5-asa
6	65/M	No	Yes	Remission with steroid
7	45/M	Aza	No	Leukapheresis-IFX
8	28/M	No	No	Remission with Aza

HCMV: Human cytomegalovirus; Aza: Azathioprine; IFX: Infliximab.