id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-258930-60yn4hg7 D’Amico, Ferdinando Inflammatory bowel diseases and COVID-19: the invisible enemy 2020-04-16 .txt text/plain 1027 65 47 All biological and immunosuppressive treatments were discontinued, visits in person were replaced by online consultations, and 318 patients were daily recommended to wash their hands frequently, to reduce the time spent outside the home and to use masks outside the home 7 . It is important to underline that a relevant percentage of evaluated patients had risk factors of infection: chronic diseases (15.4%), immunosuppressive agent therapy (11.0%), elderly (10.4%), high-risk professional categories (7.5%), and biological therapy (6.3%) 7 . Telemedicine has also been associated with a reduction in gastroenterological consultations and hospitalizations and could be a valid alternative to improve the quality of IBD patient care during the COVID-19 outbreak 23 . Comparative Risk of Serious Infections With Biologic and/or Immunosuppressive Therapy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protection of 318 inflammatory bowel disease patients from the outbreak and rapid spread of COVID-19 infection in Wuhan ./cache/cord-258930-60yn4hg7.txt ./txt/cord-258930-60yn4hg7.txt