scholarly journals 2375. Association Between Clostridium difficile Colonization and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. S819-S819
Author(s):  
Oscar Morado-Aramburo ◽  
Eric Ochoa-Hein ◽  
Miriam Bobadilla-Del-Valle ◽  
Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho ◽  
Alfredo Ponce de Leon ◽  
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Abstract Background Clostridium difficile (CD) is a frequent cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea. Despite no clear evidence has linked CD colonization (CDC) or CD infection (CDI) with inflammatory bowel disease activity (IBDA), data in our setting has suggested the contrary. Methods Prospective cohort study in a tertiary care hospital in Mexico City. Patients aged ≥18 years with IBD in clinical remission were included between April 2017 and April 2019. Demographic, clinical and laboratory variables, as well as three fecal samples, were collected at inclusion and during follow-up. CDC was defined as a positive GDH test without diarrhea. CDI was defined as diarrhea (as per IDSA criteria) plus positive GDH and PCR tests. IBDA was defined as bloody diarrhea plus a negative GDH test. The primary outcome was the association between CDC and IBDA. Secondary outcomes were incidence rates of CDC and CDI, including risk factors associated with CDC. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed considering P < 0.05 as statistically significant. Results Out of 250 IBD patients, 101 cases met inclusion criteria and 85 completed follow-up (median = 420 days, IQR = 243–511 days). Twenty-three cases (27%) had IBDA during follow-up, eight cases had new CDC (incidence of 8.2/100 person-years), and one case developed CDI (incidence of 1.0/100 person-years). Figure 1 shows the cumulative percentage of cases without CDC during follow-up. In univariate analysis, the following were associated with CDC: decreasing age, decreasing age when IBD was diagnosed, residence in Mexico City or the State of Mexico, and hospitalization during follow-up. In Cox regression analysis, a decreasing age when IBD was diagnosed (HR = 0.92, CI95% = 0.87–0.98, p = 0.009) and residence in the State of Mexico (HR = 5.88, CI 95% = 1.21–28.60, p = 0.028) remained significantly associated with CDC. However, we did not find a statistically significant association between new CDC events and IBDA during a median follow-up period extending beyond 1 year. Conclusion We found no association between CDC and IBDA. Risk factors associated with CDC were residence in the State of Mexico and a decreasing age when IBD was diagnosed. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. e100337
Author(s):  
Vivek Ashok Rudrapatna ◽  
Benjamin Scott Glicksberg ◽  
Atul Janardhan Butte

ObjectivesElectronic health records (EHR) are receiving growing attention from regulators, biopharmaceuticals and payors as a potential source of real-world evidence. However, their suitability for the study of diseases with complex activity measures is unclear. We sought to evaluate the use of EHR data for estimating treatment effectiveness in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), using tofacitinib as a use case.MethodsRecords from the University of California, San Francisco (6/2012 to 4/2019) were queried to identify tofacitinib-treated IBD patients. Disease activity variables at baseline and follow-up were manually abstracted according to a preregistered protocol. The proportion of patients meeting the endpoints of recent randomised trials in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) was assessed.Results86 patients initiated tofacitinib. Baseline characteristics of the real-world and trial cohorts were similar, except for universal failure of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in the former. 54% (UC) and 62% (CD) of patients had complete capture of disease activity at baseline (month −6 to 0), while only 32% (UC) and 69% (CD) of patients had complete follow-up data (month 2 to 8). Using data imputation, we estimated the proportion achieving the trial primary endpoints as being similar to the published estimates for both UC (16%, p value=0.5) and CD (38%, p-value=0.8).Discussion/ConclusionThis pilot study reproduced trial-based estimates of tofacitinib efficacy despite its use in a different cohort but revealed substantial missingness in routinely collected data. Future work is needed to strengthen EHR data and enable real-world evidence in complex diseases like IBD.


2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 2815-2815
Author(s):  
Dejan Micic ◽  
Andres Yarur ◽  
Alex Gonsalves ◽  
Vijaya L. Rao ◽  
Susan Broadaway ◽  
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Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 3275-3283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Dupré ◽  
Michael Collins ◽  
Gaétane Nocturne ◽  
Franck Carbonnel ◽  
Xavier Mariette ◽  
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Abstract Objective Vedolizumab (VDZ) has been incriminated in the occurrence of articular manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). The aim of this study was to describe musculoskeletal manifestations occurring in IBD patients treated by VDZ and to identify risk factors. Methods In this retrospective monocentric study, we included all consecutive patients treated by VDZ for IBD in our hospital. Incident musculoskeletal manifestations occurring during VDZ treatment were analysed and characteristics of patients with and without articular inflammatory manifestations were compared. Results Between 2013 and 2017, 112 patients were treated with VDZ for IBD: ulcerative colitis (n = 59), Crohn’s disease (n = 49) and undetermined colitis (n = 4). Four patients (3.6%) had a history of SpA, whereas 13 (11.6%) had a history of peripheral arthralgia. Some 102 (91.1%) patients had previously received anti-TNF. After a mean (S.d.) follow-up of 11.4 (8.6) months, 32 (28.6%) patients presented 35 musculoskeletal manifestations, of which 18 were mechanical and 17 inflammatory. Among the latter, 11 had axial or peripheral SpA, 5 had early reversible arthralgia and 1 had chondrocalcinosis (n = 1). Among the 11 SpA patients, only 3 (2.6%) had inactive IBD and may be considered as paradoxical SpA. The only factor associated with occurrence of inflammatory manifestations was history of inflammatory articular manifestation [7/16 (43.8%) vs 10/80 (12.5%), P = 0.007]. Conclusion Musculoskeletal manifestations occurred in almost 30% of IBD patients treated with VDZ, but only half of them were inflammatory. Since most of the patients previously received anti-TNF, occurrence of inflammatory articular manifestations might rather be linked to anti-TNF discontinuation than to VDZ itself.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Heather Carney ◽  
Ruth Ann Marrie ◽  
James M Bolton ◽  
Scott B Patten ◽  
Lesley A Graff ◽  
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Abstract Background Substance use disorders (SUDs) impose a substantial individual and societal burden; however, the prevalence and associated factors in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are largely unknown. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of SUD in an IBD cohort. Methods Inflammatory bowel disease participants (n = 247) were recruited via hospital- and community-based gastroenterology clinics, a population-based IBD research registry, and primary care providers as part of a larger cohort study of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV was administered to participants to identify lifetime SUD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder. Additional questionnaires regarding participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were also completed. We examined demographic and clinical factors associated with lifetime SUD using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression modeling. Results Forty-one (16.6%) IBD participants met the criteria for a lifetime diagnosis of an SUD. Factors associated with elevated odds of SUD were ever smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.17–7.50), male sex (aOR, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.11–5.36), lifetime anxiety disorder (aOR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.08–5.37), and higher pain impact (aOR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.01–1.16). Conclusions One in six persons with IBD experienced an SUD, suggesting that clinicians should maintain high index of suspicion regarding possible SUD, and inquiries about substance use should be a part of care for IBD patients, particularly for men, smokers, and patients with anxiety disorders and pain.


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