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Abstracts tagged "Infection"

  • Abstract Number: 1274 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Immunosuppressed Adults in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic Utilizing a Nurse Driven Protocol

    Elena Joerns1, Nagendra Pokala2, Dan Wang3, Joan Reisch3, Reuben Arasaratnam3, Bonnie Bermas1 and Puneet Bajaj3, 1UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatology patients are at risk for severe pneumococcal infections due to their underlying disease and immunosuppressive therapy. Current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidelines…
  • Abstract Number: 1705 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Peptidoglycan Amplifies CD4+ T Cell Activation by MHCII+ Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes in an in Vitro Model of Lyme Arthritis

    Joseph Rouse1, Amanda Wahhab1, Rebecca Danner1, Brandon Jutras2, Adam Edelstein3, Klemen Strle4 and Robert Lochhead5, 1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 3Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, 5Medical College of Wisconsin, Germantown, WI

    Background/Purpose: Lyme arthritis (LA), caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is characterized by proliferative synovitis accompanied by dysregulated autoimmune Th1 responses. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS)…
  • Abstract Number: 0750 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Quality Improvement Project to Increase the Rate of Vaccination with Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV13 prime-PPSV23 Boost Strategy) Among Adult Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (AIIRD) Within Nationwide Health Organization

    Victoria Furer, Hagit Sarbagil-Maman and Ori Elkayam, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) are susceptible for pneumococcal disease. Two vaccines against S. pneumoniae are currently recommended for use: a 23-valent…
  • Abstract Number: 1282 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Practice Patterns for Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) Prophylaxis Among Nephrologists and Rheumatologists – an International Survey Study

    Swati Arora1, Brad Rovin2 and Tanmayee Bichile3, 1Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 3Allegheny Health Network, Gibsonia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis (LN) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) frequently require treatment with immunosuppressive drugs.…
  • Abstract Number: 1728 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Increased Frequency of Highly Differentiated T Effector Memory Cells Re-expressing CD45RA (Temra) and Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity Are Associated with Persistent Disease Specifically Refractory to Anti-TNF Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Su-Ann Yeoh, James Kimpton, Muhammad Shipa, Eleanor Hawkins, Arne Akbar and Michael Ehrenstein, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Enrichment of highly differentiated T cells have been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared to healthy individuals. The role of highly differentiated T…
  • Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Heterologous Vector versus Homologous mRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in Non-seroconverted Immunosuppressed Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Daniela Sieghart1, Daniel Mrak1, Elisabeth Simader1, Selma Tobudic2, Helga Radner1, Peter Mandl3, Lisa Göschl1, Maximilian Koblischke4, Nikolaus Hommer5, Lukas Hartl6, Philipp Hofer7, Felix Kartnig1, Thomas Hummel1, Andreas Kerschbaumer3, Thomas Deimel3, Antonia Puchner1, Renate Thalhammer8, Andreas Zuckermann9, Karin Stiasny4, Thomas Perkmann8, Helmuth Haslacher8, Markus Zeitlinger5, Ursula Wiedermann10, Judith Aberle4, Daniel Aletaha11, Leonhard Heinz1 and Michael Bonelli1, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 4Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 5Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 6Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 7Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 8Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 9Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 10Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology & Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 11Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria

    Background/Purpose: Patients under immunosuppressive therapy have a high risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. However, efficacy of vaccination and therefore the right vaccination strategy remains…
  • Abstract Number: 1363 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Clinical Presentation of Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

    Jessica Perfetto1, Donna Yoo2, Carolina Tamashiro3, Megan Perron4, Natalia Vasquez Canizares5 and Dawn Wahezi6, 1The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Division of Rheumatology, Bronx, NY, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 3The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Department of Pediatrics, Bronx, NY, 4Children's Hospital Colorado, Division of Rheumatology, Aurora, CO, 5Children's Hospital at Montefiore/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 6Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY

    Background/Purpose: Viruses can trigger juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM), including juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), juvenile polymyositis (JPM), and overlap myositis. There is growing evidence that infection…
  • Abstract Number: 1750 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Association Between Appendicitis and the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population-based, Case-control Study

    Yun-Wen Chen, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by diverse clinical manifestations. The risk factors of SLE included genetic factors and environmental…
  • Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Early Experience of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections in Patients Who Received Pre-exposure Prophylaxis with Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

    Cassandra Calabrese1, Elizabeth Kirchner2, alexandra villa forte2, Rula Hajj-Ali3, Carol Langford4, james Fernandez2, Alise Carlson2, Brandon Moss2, Vickie Sayles4, Andrea Pallotta2, Alice kim2 and Leonard Calabrese4, 1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3Cleveland Clinic, Hunting Valley, OH, 4Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Patients receiving B cell depleting therapies (BCDT) for immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) have high risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes and strategies for COVID-19…
  • Abstract Number: 1365 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Adverse Events Associated with Belimumab Use in Pediatric Patients: Review and Analyses of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database

    Ivone Kim, Debra Ryan, Carmen Cheng and Cindy Kortepeter, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

    Background/Purpose: FDA approved belimumab, the first targeted biological treatment for SLE, in March 2011 for adults with active, seropositive SLE receiving standard therapy. The indicated…
  • Abstract Number: 1821 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Colchicine and Other Gout Medications and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Subsequent Outcomes in People with Gout

    Jasvinder singh1, Timothy Bergquist2, Vithal Madhira3 and Alfred Anzalone4, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, 3Palila Software, L.L.C., Reno, NV, 4University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ohama, NE

    Background/Purpose: To examine whether the use of colchicine and other gout medications is associated with the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and subsequent outcomes in…
  • Abstract Number: 0781 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Rituximab Treated Patients with Hypogammaglobulinemia Are Less Likely to Seroconvert Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Supplemental Dose

    Daniel Magliulo1, Vasileios Kyttaris1 and Emily Rose2, 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, West Roxbury, MA

    Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is a very effective treatment for autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD). However, treatment increases risk of infections and impairs responses to vaccines. Prior…
  • Abstract Number: 1396 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Risk of Hospitalized Infections in Older Elderly Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biological/Targeted Synthetic DMARDs: Evaluation Using Data from a Japanese Claims Database

    Masayoshi Harigai1, Takao Fujii2, Ryoko Sakai3, Ataru Igarashi4, Ayako Shoji5, Hiroko Yamaguchi6, Katsuhiko Iwasaki6, Misako Makishima7, Amika Yoshida7, Norihiro Okada7, Katsuhisa Yamashita7 and Yutaka Kawahito8, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan, 3Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan, 4Department of Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Unit of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Yokohama City University of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, 5Medilead Inc., Tokyo, Japan; Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Healthcare Consulting Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Shinjuku-ku, Japan, 6Medilead Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Shinjuku-ku, Japan, 7Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 8Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Safety evidence of biological or targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) is still insufficient in older elderly ( >=75 years old (y/o)) patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 1864 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Hepatitis B Exposure and Infection in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Prevalence, Presentation, and Treatment Response

    Ana Valle1, Xianhong Xie2 and Shereen Mahmood3, 1Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Department of Epidemiology & Population Health/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 3Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Hepatitis B (HBV) screening in patients with autoimmune conditions is vital prior to the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy given the risk of HBV reactivation.…
  • Abstract Number: 0120 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Epstein Barr Virus Reactivation in Native American Rheumatic Disease Patients Is Associated with Systemic Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis but Not Other Rheumatic Diseases

    Carla J. Guthridge1, Catriona Wagner2, Sohail Khan3, Michael Peercy4, Bobby Saunkeah4, Joel Guthridge1 and Judith James1, 1Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 2Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA, 3Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK, 4Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK

    Background/Purpose: EBV infection is associated with autoantibody development in the preclinical period of rheumatic diseases, such as SLE and RA. Furthermore, EBV reactivation, characterized by…
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