Unincreased risk of hospitalized infection under targeted therapies versus methotrexate in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Infection is one of the primary concerns during treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in elderly patients. However, infection risk of patients with RA receiving targeted therapy (TT) including biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and Janus kinase inhibitor...

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Main Authors: Ryoko Sakai, Eiichi Tanaka, Masako Majima, Masayoshi Harigai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02807-9