The incidence of opportunistic infections in patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with biologic and targeted synthetic agents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The incidence of opportunistic infections in patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with biologic and targeted synthetic agents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Biologic (bDMARD) and targeted synthetic (tsDMARD) disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs have broadened the treatment options and are increasingly used for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). These agents block different pro-inflammatory cytokines or specific intracellular signalin...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Vassilopoulos, Fadi Shehadeh, Gregorio Benitez, Markos Kalligeros, Joanne S. Cunha, Cheston B. Cunha, Eleftherios Mylonakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
psoriatic arthritis
opportunistic infections
BDMARDs
tsDMARDs
JAK inhibitors
herpes zoster
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.992713/full

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