Incidence rates for hospitalized infections, herpes zoster, and malignancies in patients with ulcerative colitis in Japan: an administrative health claims database analysis

Background/Aims Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at an increased risk of certain infections and malignancies compared with the general population. Incidence rates (IRs) of hospitalized infections, herpes zoster (HZ), and malignancies in patients with UC, stratified by treatment, in Japan we...

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Main Authors: Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Kanae Togo, Noritoshi Yoshii, Masato Hoshi, Shoko Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2023-01-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2021-00154.pdf