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Abstract Number: 2095 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Inflammatory Arthritis Outpatients
Kieran Murray¹, Candice Low ¹, Francis Young ¹, Anna O'Rourke ¹, Ian Callanan ², Eoin Feeney ¹ and Douglas Veale ³, ¹Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³EULAR Centre For Arthritis And Rheumatic Diseases and The Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The ACR and CDC recommend influenza (“flu”) and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23) vaccination for inflammatory arthritis (IA) patients on immunosuppression. This study aimed to:…
Abstract Number: 2096 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
An Intervention Bundle Increases Uptake of Influenza Vaccine by Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Valeria Valerio¹, Maria Bazan ¹, Mianbo Wang ², Bruce Mazer ¹, Elizabeth M. Hazel ³, Christian Pineau ⁴, Sasha Bernatsky ⁵, Brian Ward ⁶ and Ines Colmegna ⁶, ¹The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada, ⁶McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Annual vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Despite this, influenza immunization coverage…
Abstract Number: 2097 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tuberculin Skin Test and Quantiferon®-TB Gold In-Tube Test for Latent Tuberculosis Before Biologic Treatments: Lower Agreement Rate in Spondyloarthropathies Compared to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ufuk İlgen¹, Sezin Turan ¹, Hakan Emmungil ¹, Alper Sarı ², Abdulsamet Erden ², Levent Kilic ³, Ömer Karadağ ², Sedat Kiraz ³, Ali İhsan Ertenli ⁴, Orhan Küçükşahin ⁵, Şükran Erten ⁶, Zeynel Abidin Akar ⁷, Burak Öz ⁷, Süleyman Serdar Koca ⁸, Cemal Bes ⁹, Nilufer Alpay-Kanitez ¹⁰, Emre Tekgöz ¹¹, Seda Çolak ¹¹, Muhammet Çınar ¹¹, Sedat Yılmaz ¹¹, Veli Yazısız ¹², Mustafa Ender Terzioğlu ¹², Ayşe Bahar Keleşoğlu Dinçer ¹³, Aşkın Ateş ¹³, Rıdvan Mercan ¹⁴, Onay Gercik ¹⁵, Servet Akar ¹⁶, Mehmet Pamir Atagündüz ¹⁷, Gezmiş Kimyon ¹⁸, Emel Gönüllü ¹⁹, Emine Duygu Ersözlü ²⁰, Müge Aydın Tufan ²¹, Burcu Yağız ²², Belkıs Nihan Coşkun ²³, Yavuz Pehlivan ²², Ediz Dalkılıç ²² and Umut Kalyoncu ²⁴, ¹Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey, ²Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Hacettepe University Vasculitis Centre, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Liv Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁶Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁷Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey, ⁸Fırat University School of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Elazığ, Turkey, ⁹University of Medical Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁰Koc University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹¹University of Medical Sciences, Ankara, Turkey, ¹²Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, ¹³Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁴Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey, ¹⁵Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ¹⁶Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ¹⁷Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁸Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey, ¹⁹Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey, ²⁰Adana State Hospital, Adana, Turkey, ²¹Başkent University, Adana, Turkey, ²²Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey, ²³Uludağ University, Bursa, ²⁴Hacettepe University Department of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Screening for and the treatment of latent tuberculosis is recommended in patients with inflammatory arthritides prior to biologic treatments, particularly the TNF inhibitors. The…
Abstract Number: 2098 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Distinctive Pattern of LTBI Screening Parameters in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) in Endemic Areas
Andrea Shimabuco ¹, Ana Cristina de Medeiros Ribeiro ², Renata Miossi ³, Karina Bonfiglioli ³, Julio Cesar Bertacini Moraes ³, Celio Gonçalves ³, Percival Sampaio-Barros ³, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg ³, Fernando Henrique Souza ³, Leandro Prado ³, Michelle Remião Ugolini-Lopes ⁴, Emily Yuki ⁵, Eloisa Bonfa ⁶ and Carla Gonçalves Schahin Saad³, ¹Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division - Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Despite late tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening before anti-TNF treatment, TB reactivation/new exposure in endemic areas remains a relevant problem. The specific analysis of Ankylosing…
Abstract Number: 2099 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Single and Dual Latent Tuberculosis Screening Strategies Before the Initiation of Biologic and Targeted Therapy in Rheumatological Patients in Hong Kong
Yan Ki Tang¹, Ho So ², Weng Nga Virginia Lao ², Hin Ting Pang ², Tak Lung Victor Wong ², Tsz Ho Luk ² and Man Lung Ronald Yip ³, ¹Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine & geriatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Integrated Diagnostic and Medical Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before the initiation of biologic and targeted synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) is recommended internationally especially in…
Abstract Number: 2100 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Screening for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Core Antibody Prior to Administration of Rituximab in Rheumatology Patients
Robyn Moran¹, Jenna Beatty ¹, Jon Ternus ¹ and Megan Krause ², ¹University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²University of Kansas, KANSAS CITY, KS
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is used to treat a variety of rheumatic diseases. In 2015, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) categorized rituximab as high-risk in terms of…
Abstract Number: 2101 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hepatitis C Affects More Than Just the Liver: A Retrospective Chart Review on the Prevalence of Connective Tissue Diseases and Autoantibodies in Hepatitis C Virus Infections in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Matthew Malus¹, Ly-Elaine Pham ¹, Hrishikesh Samant ¹ and Mamatha Katikaneni ², ¹Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, ²LSUHSC- Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Background/Purpose: Chronic Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) has been shown to be associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD). It has been hypothesized that HCV can…
Abstract Number: 2102 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
First-line Antiretroviral Therapy with Tenofovir Produces Deleterious Effects on Bone and an Increase in Proinflammatory Cytokines Expression After 12 Months of Treatment in Naïve HIV Patients
Francisco Conesa-Buendia¹, Patricia Atencio ¹, Alfonso Cabello ², Patricia Llamas-Granda ³, Ignacio Mahillo-Fernández ⁴, Raquel Largo ⁵, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont ⁵, Miguel Gorgolas ¹ and Aranzazu Mediero ¹, ¹IIS-FUNDACION JIMENEZ DIAZ, Madrid, Spain, ²IIS FUNDACION JIMENEZ DIAZ, Madrid, Spain, ³IIS-FUNDACION JIMENEX DIAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁴IIS- FUNDACION JIMENEZ DIAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁵IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: For almost two decades, bone alterations have been observed in the course of HIV infection, characterized by a marked decrease in bone mineral density…
Abstract Number: 2103 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Anti-TNF Therapy in Patients with HIV Infection
Joanna Marco¹ and Alison Bays ², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection may benefit from the use of anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) therapy in the setting of inflammatory disease,…
Abstract Number: 2104 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Vasculitis in HIV-Infected Individuals: Making the Case for an Antigen Driven Process
Courtney McCray¹, Gloria Salazar ², Ryan Valicek ¹, Binh Nguyen ³, Benjamin Naovarat ⁴, Francis Williams ² and John Reveille ², ¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, ³University of Texas McGoven Medical School, Houston, ⁴University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: A large spectrum of vasculitides affecting small, medium, and large vessels have been reported in HIV-infected individuals. Although vasculitis is a rare manifestation of…
Abstract Number: 2105 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Comparative Efficacy of Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylactic Regimens in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases Receiving Prolonged High-dose Glucocorticoids
Kengo Akashi¹, Sadao Jinno ², Akira Onishi ¹, Mai Yamashita ³, Yoko Nose ⁴, Takaichi Okano ¹, Yo Ueda ¹, Sho Sendo ¹, Jun Saegusa ¹ and Akio Morinobu ¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is recommended as a first-line agent of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis for those who receive prolonged high-dose glucocorticoids. Alternative agents can be…
Abstract Number: 2106 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Features of Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia in Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Sara Sabbagh¹, Jessica Neely ², Jamie Lai ³, Anjali Sura ⁴, Kelly Rouster-Stevens ⁵, Svetlana Lvovich ⁶, Tara McGrath ⁷, Lori Tucker ⁸, Heinrike Schmeling ⁹, Jordan Roberts ¹⁰, Lisa G. Rider ¹¹ and Susan Kim ², ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, ⁹Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁰Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MD, ¹¹Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, NIEHS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Approximately 6% of adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) develop Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), and PJP confers higher mortality in IIM patients compared to…
Abstract Number: 2107 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Management and Prognosis of Pneumonia in Patients with and Those Without Rheumatoid Arthritis Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database
Eishi Uechi¹ and Kiyohide Fushimi ², ¹Tomishiro Central Hospital, Tomigusuku city, Okinawa, Japan, ²Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pneumonia is a common cause of death not only in the general population but also in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, patients…
Abstract Number: 2108 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Yoichi Nakayama¹, Eisaku Tanaka ², Masakuni Ueyama ³, Satoru Terada ², Takashi Inao ², Yusuke Kaji ², Takehiro Yasuda ², Seishu Hashimoto ², Takashi Hajiro ² and Yoshio Taguchi ², ¹Tenri Hospital, Department of General Internal Medicine, Tenri, Nara, Japan, ²Tenri Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tenri, Nara, Japan, ³Tenri Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tenri, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have increased susceptibility to infection by pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease (pNTM) compared with the healthy population. The reason for this…
Abstract Number: 2109 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Are Immunosuppressants a Risk Factor Associated with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection in Colombian Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? A Case-control Study
Jaime Coral-Enriquez ¹, Mauricio Restrepo ², Gloria Vasquez ³, Carlos H Muñoz-Vahos ⁴, Daniel Jaramillo ⁵, Adriana Vanegas-García ⁴, Ruth Eraso ⁶, Johanna Hernández ⁷, Fabian Jaimes ⁸ and Luis Gonzalez², ¹Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia, ²Grupo de Reumatología, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ³University of Antioquia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, ⁴Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, ⁵Rheumatology unit, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación, Medellin, Colombia, ⁶Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia; Pediatric rheumatology unit, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellin, Colombia, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Pediatric Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ⁸Department of Epidemiology, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, especially in developing countries. Previous studies have…

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