Patterns and factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in a prospective cohort of 1,697 patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Patterns and factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in a prospective cohort of 1,697 patients with rheumatoid arthritis

IntroductionPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for serious infections. Pneumococcal vaccination is among the most important preventive measures, however, vaccine uptake is suboptimal. We explored the rate and factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in a contempora...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Thomas, Argyro Lazarini, Evripidis Kaltsonoudis, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Alexandros A. Drosos, Argyro Repa, Ainour Molla Ismail Sali, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Panagiota Tsatsani, Sousana Gazi, Kalliopi Fragkiadaki, Maria G. Tektonidou, Petros P. Sfikakis, Pelagia Katsimbri, Dimitrios Boumpas, Evangelia Argyriou, Kyriaki A. Boki, Konstantina Karagianni, Christina Katsiari, Gerasimos Evangelatos, Alexios Iliopoulos, Eleftheria P. Grika, Panagiotis G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Alexandros Garyfallos, Konstantinos Melissaropoulos, Panagiotis Georgiou, Constantinos Georganas, Periklis Vounotrypidis, Konstantinos Ntelis, Maria Areti, George D. Kitas, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
vaccination
biological therapy
infections
comorbidities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1039464/full

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