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. 2015 Mar 21;21(11):3184–3196. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3184

Table 1.

Definition of the immune compromised inflammatory bowel disease patient[1]

Treatment with glucocorticoids: > prednisone 20 mg/d equivalent for 2 wk or more
Ongoing treatment with effective doses of 6-mercaptopurine, AZT, Methotrexate and anti tumor necrosis factor therapy
Within 3 mo of stopping the above listed immunosuppressive therapies
Significant protein-calorie malnutrition