Clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who continue or discontinue biologic therapy after hospitalization for infection: a retrospective observational study

Clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who continue or discontinue biologic therapy after hospitalization for infection: a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background To analyse the subsequent clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who either continued or discontinued biologic agents after hospitalization for infections. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 230 RA patients with 307 hospitalizations fo...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Kashiwado, Chikako Kiyohara, Yasutaka Kimoto, Shuji Nagano, Takuya Sawabe, Kensuke Oryoji, Shinichi Mizuki, Hiroaki Nishizaka, Seiji Yoshizawa, Shigeru Yoshizawa, Tomomi Tsuru, Yasushi Inoue, Naoyasu Ueda, Shun-ichiro Ota, Yasuo Suenaga, Tomoya Miyamura, Yoshifumi Tada, Hiroaki Niiro, Koichi Akashi, Takahiko Horiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Infection
Biological therapy
Antirheumatic agents
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02820-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02820-y

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