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  • Abstract Number: 0256 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Anti-TNF Therapy as a Potential Risk of Leishmania Infections

    Gloria Albaladejo Paredes1, Alicia Pérez González1, Esther Monleón Acosta1, Jose Andrés Rodríguez Fernández1, Pedro José Manuel Hernández1, Carlos Fernández Díaz1, María Rosario Oliva Ruíz1, Jose María Andreu Ubero2, Paloma Valentina Castillo Dayer2, Edgar Soriano Navarro3, David Pérez Parra4, Claudia Alejandra Capozzi2, María Rocío González Molina5, José Francisco Orts Paco6, José Pablo Serrano Serra6 and Vicente Cogolludo Campillo2, 1Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, CARTAGENA, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Murcia, Murcia, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Murcia, 5Hospital Reina Sofía, Murcia, Murcia, Spain, 6Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Murcia, Murcia, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoon that occurs endemically in the Mediterranean Basin and South America and can affects to travellers to…
  • Abstract Number: 0844 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Effectiveness and Safety of the Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients ≥18 Years of Age with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Multiple Sclerosis

    Sheryl Kluberg1, Sophie E. Mayer2, O’Mareen Spence3, Driss Oraichi4, Harry Seifert4, Omar Ali3, Huifeng Yun4, Andrew L. Simon5, Jenice S. Ko6, Caroline Hugh7, Meg Her7, Kathleen Shattuck7, Richard Platt8, Aziza Jamal-Allial9, Djeneba Audrey DJIBO10, Kimberly Daniels11, Qianli Ma12, Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven10, Rachel P. Ogilvie13, Kristin Palmsten14, Mano Selvan15, Najat Ziyadeh16, Alexis Ogdie17 and Michael George18, 1Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Durham, 3GSK, Rockville, 4GSK, Rockville, MD, 5Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, 6Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Ins􀆟tute, Boston, MA, 7Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, 8Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 9Carelon Research, Elevance Health, Newton, 10CVS Health, Blue Bell, 11Carelon Research, Elevance Health, Wilmington, 12Humana Healthcare Research, Inc., Louisville, 13Optum, Boston, MA, 14HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, 15Humana Healthcare Research, Sugar Land, Texas, 16Optum, Baltimore, MD, 17Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 18University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is US Food and Drug Administration-approved for the prevention of herpes zoster (HZ, shingles) in adults ≥50 years, and…
  • Abstract Number: 1888 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Anti-Spike Antibodies Protect Against COVID-19 Infection in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Findings from the SUCCEED Study

    Jeremiah Tan1, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta2, Paul Fortin3, Anne-Claude Gingras4, Maggie Larche5, Dawn Bowdish5, Claudie Berger6, Ines Colmegna7, Carol Hitchon8, Diane Lacaille2, Dawn Richards9, Nadine Lalonde10, Ayesha Kirmani1, Jennifer Lee11 and Sasha Bernatsky6, 1Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, 4Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 6Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 7The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 8University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 9Canadian Arthritis Patients Alliance, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, London, ON, Canada, 11The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: People with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) may be more vulnerable to severe COVID-19 outcomes. COVID-19 vaccination is a key element in mitigating this risk.…
  • Abstract Number: 0257 • ACR Convergence 2024

    High Prevalence of Strongyloides Antibodies in Patients at Risk for Dissemination. A Call for Action

    Jaspreet Bhatti1, Kyu-In Lee1, Arushika Yedla1, Julia Ash1, James Miceli1, Kirk Sperber1 and Amy Wasserman2, 1Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, 2Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla

    Background/Purpose: Strongyloides Stercoralis is a human intestinal nematode widely found in tropical and subtropical regions that frequently causes chronic and asymptomatic infection (Table 1). Immunosuppression in a host…
  • Abstract Number: 0898 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A Blood Transcriptome Signature Distinguishes Between Diverse Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and Infection

    Kleio-Maria Verrou1, Argyrios Theophilopoulos2, Nikolaos Vlachogiannis3, George Kollias4, Christoforos Nikolaou5 and Petros Sfikakis1, 1Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, 2Department of Immunology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, 3Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Zografou, Greece, 4Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Institute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, Greece. Department of Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, 5Institute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Athens, Greece

    Background/Purpose: The most pathogenic responses against self and foreign antigens that lead to systemic autoimmune diseases and infections, respectively, overall engage similar immunologic components. Consequently, there are…
  • Abstract Number: 1897 • ACR Convergence 2024

    People Living with Autoimmune Disease Are at Higher Risk of Suffering from Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 but Immunization Is Protective

    Shahdi Malakooti1, Marc Abboud2, Jennifer Murphy3, Nora Singer4 and Grace McComsey5, 1MetroHealth at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 2Saint Joseph Medical School, Beirut, Lebanon, 3University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, 4MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 5University Hospitals at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

    Background/Purpose: Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) include new or worsening of existing symptoms 3 months or more after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We have shown that vaccination…
  • Abstract Number: 0132 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Remain at Risk for Hospitalization for COVID-19 Infection in the Omicron Era (2022-2024): A Retrospective Cohort Study

    Naomi Patel1, Andrew King1, Shruthi Srivatsan1, Xiaosong Wang2, Emily Kowalski3, Kathleen Vanni3, Grace Qian2, Jennifer Hanberg3, Katarina Bade3, Alene Saavedra3, Kevin Mueller3, Zachary Williams1, Colebrook Johnson1, Madison Negron1, Jeffrey Sparks4 and Zachary Wallace5, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, 5Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA

    Background/Purpose: The risk of severe acute COVID-19 infection has substantially decreased since the start of the pandemic. However, the risk of severe acute COVID-19 outcomes…
  • Abstract Number: 0259 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Whipple’s Disease in Patients Initially Diagnosed with Rheumatic Diseases: A Case Series

    Judith den Hertog1, Maike Wientjes1, Jaap ten Oever2, Merel Opdam1, Denise Telgt1 and Alfons den Broeder1, 1Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, Netherlands, 2Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Whipple’s disease is a presumably rare, chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. Symptoms include weight loss, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, joint pain…
  • Abstract Number: 0984 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Predicting Risk of Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Rheumatic Diseases from the MIMIC-IV Clinical Database: A Machine Learning Approach

    Mario Felix1 and Lais Osmani2, 1Yale, Hamden, CT, 2Yale, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases often require immunosuppressive treatment, increasing the risk of infection. Clinicians frequently face challenges distinguishing between infection and disease flare in these patients,…
  • Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Evaluating Diagnostic Performance of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Derived Cell-free DNA (CF-DNA) for Diagnosis of Osteoarticular Tuberculosis (OATB): A Novel Method

    Kusum Sharma1, Aman Sharma2, Mandeep Singh Dhillon3 and Salony Verma4, 1PGIMER, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, 2PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, 3Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, 4Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

    Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delay not only worsens the outcomes of tuberculosis but also important impediments to TB elimination efforts. The DNA present in cell-free form is…
  • Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2024

    SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy and Uptake in a Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (IRD)

    iulia roman1, Xenofon Baraliakos2, Uta Kiltz3, Juergen Braun4 and Ioana Andreica5, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 2Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University, D-44649 Herne, Germany, 4Rheuma Praxis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Berlin, Germany, 5Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Vaccine acceptance is important to achieve high vaccination coverage and possibly herd immunity. Related to the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with its socio-political…
  • Abstract Number: 0260 • ACR Convergence 2024

    National Survey on Patient’s Knowledge and Drivers of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs)

    Tiphaine Goulenok1, Arthur Mageau2, Chrystelle Francois1, Eric HACHULLA3, Thomas Papo2 and Karim Sacré2, 1Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, 2Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, 3CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), Lille, France., LILLE, France

    Background/Purpose: Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the cause of cervical cancer. Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) exposed to immunosuppressive therapy are at increased risk…
  • Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Predictors of Adverse Events and Complications in Cirrhotic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Analysis

    Nidaa Rasheed1, Humzah Iqbal2 and Candice Reyes3, 1UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, 2UCSF FRESNO, FRESNO, 3VACCHCS, Fresno, CA

    Background/Purpose: Cirrhosis is associated with a host of complications such as coagulopathy, renal impairment, esophageal varices, peritonitis, and increased mortality. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a…
  • Abstract Number: 2209 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Impact of Common Infections on Medication Interruptions, Quality of Life, and Disease Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Michael George1, Kelly Gavigan2, Shilpa Venkatachalam3, David Curtis2, Laura Stradford4, William Benjamin Nowell5, Joshua Baker1, Fenglong Xie6 and Jeffrey Curtis7, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 3Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, 4Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, 5Regeneron, New York, NY, 6University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 7University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL

    Background/Purpose: Serious infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with RA, but less is known about more common, non-serious infections. We…
  • Abstract Number: 0142 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Impact of Hospital Region on Mortality and Other Outcomes in Patients with Gout: A Two-Year Nationwide Analysis

    Nidaa Rasheed1, kHALED ABDULLAH2 and Candice Reyes3, 1UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, 2UCSF FRESNO, FRESNO, 3VACCHCS, Fresno, CA

    Background/Purpose: Gout is characterized by chronic inflammatory arthritis caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals and leads to increased risk of complications, such as…
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