The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extended global disruption and changed healthcare behaviour and delivery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, many of whom take immune modifying treatment. Although there were fears about the vulnerability of IBD patients to SARS-CoV-2 infection, we have lear...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extended global disruption and changed healthcare behaviour and delivery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, many of whom take immune modifying treatment. Although there were fears about the vulnerability of IBD patients to SARS-CoV-2 infection, we have learnt that overall IBD patients are equivalent to the general population in both viral acquisition and infection outcomes. Overall IBD patients obtain effective vaccine-induced immune responses, although in some groups an additional vaccine dose is required to constitute a primary course. The pandemic has led to significant changes in healthcare delivery, some of which will be enduring. As we grapple with the challenges of recovery, the lessons learnt will continue to be important in optimising outcomes in future outbreaks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f980ac8dc5d4a29845129ac4131607e2023-11-24T11:21:17ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-11-011123700210.3390/jcm11237002The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsEva Zhang0Britt Christensen1Finlay Alistair Macrae2Rupert Leong3Department of Medicine, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2113, AustraliaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne 3050, AustraliaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne 3050, AustraliaDepartment of Medicine, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park 2113, AustraliaThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused extended global disruption and changed healthcare behaviour and delivery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, many of whom take immune modifying treatment. Although there were fears about the vulnerability of IBD patients to SARS-CoV-2 infection, we have learnt that overall IBD patients are equivalent to the general population in both viral acquisition and infection outcomes. Overall IBD patients obtain effective vaccine-induced immune responses, although in some groups an additional vaccine dose is required to constitute a primary course. The pandemic has led to significant changes in healthcare delivery, some of which will be enduring. As we grapple with the challenges of recovery, the lessons learnt will continue to be important in optimising outcomes in future outbreaks.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/7002inflammatory bowel diseaseSARS-CoV-2COVID-19riskvaccinationinfection |
| spellingShingle | Eva Zhang Britt Christensen Finlay Alistair Macrae Rupert Leong The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Journal of Clinical Medicine inflammatory bowel disease SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 risk vaccination infection |
| title | The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |
| title_full | The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |
| title_short | The Effects of the COVID Pandemic on Patients with IBD: Lessons Learned and Future Directions |
| title_sort | effects of the covid pandemic on patients with ibd lessons learned and future directions |
| topic | inflammatory bowel disease SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 risk vaccination infection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/23/7002 |
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