infection and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) Archives

Abstract Number: 1224 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Infection Rate in HIV Patients Who Received TNF-a Inhibitor Therapy for Concomitant Autoimmune Diseases
Sintawat Wangsiricharoen¹, Colin Ligon², Ahmad Dehrab³, Lydia Gedmintas⁴, Marisa Tungsiripat⁵, Clifton Bingham⁶, Carlos J. Lozada⁷ and Leonard H. Calabrese⁸, ¹Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheumatology, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, ⁴Rheumatology, Brigham's Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁸Rheumatic & Immunologic Dis, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Few HIV-infected patients have been treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitor therapy for autoimmune diseases refractory to conventional therapies. Evidence supporting the safety…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Infection and Screening Costs Related to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitor Use
Elizabeth G. Salt¹, Amanda T. Wiggins¹, Mary Kay Rayens¹, David Mannino², Huaman Joo Moises³, Allison R. Jones⁴, Scott A. Merkley⁵, Philip Schwieterman⁶ and Leslie J. Crofford⁷, ¹College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²Colege of Medicine and Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ³College of Medicine- Infectious Disease, Univesity of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁴University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁵Lexington Clinic, Lexington, KY, ⁶College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁷Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Bacterial and fungal infections (e.g., tuberculosis, histoplasmosis) have been associated with the use of TNF-α inhibitors (TNFI). Although screening for specific infections prior to…

Abstracts tagged "infection and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)"

Infection Rate in HIV Patients Who Received TNF-a Inhibitor Therapy for Concomitant Autoimmune Diseases

Infection and Screening Costs Related to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitor Use