Abstract Number: 0638 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Safety in Rheumatology Patients by Closing Pre-screening Laboratory Care Gaps
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and expert rheumatologists recommend screening for HBV and HCV prior to DMARD initiation and the ACR recommends…Abstract Number: 1528 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Consequences of Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positivity After IVIG Administration
Background/Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a blood product created by pooling of donor plasma that is used for a wide range of indications. IVIG is…Abstract Number: 0639 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Pre-biologic Infection Screening Using a Best Practice Alert in Electronic Health Records
Background/Purpose: Biologics and small molecules (bDMARDs) are important immunomodulatory medications for management of patients with rheumatic diseases. Use of a bDMARD in patients with infection…Abstract Number: 1534 • ACR Convergence 2021
Severity Factors of Covid-19 Infection in Rheumatic Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Study in a Single University Hospital
Background/Purpose: Severity factors for COVID-19 have been widely studied in the general population. However, the severity factors and characteristics of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic…Abstract Number: L04 • ACR Convergence 2020
Influenza Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Tofacitinib Clinical Program
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA have increased susceptibility to seasonal influenza and its complications.1 The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to understand acute respiratory RNA…Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Susceptibility to Measles in Patients from Central America and Mexico in a U.S. Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: Infections in patients with rheumatic disease are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Preventive measures such as immunizations can reduce the burden of…Abstract Number: 0604 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increasing the Rate of Pneumococcal Vaccination in an Academic Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic
Background/Purpose: Many patients with rheumatic diseases are at increased risk of infection, including invasive pneumococcal infection, due to both disease-related abnormalities of the immune system as…Abstract Number: 1026 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Incidence, Mortality, and Economic Burden of Potentially Preventable Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Herpes zoster, and influenza infections are common and potentially preventable causes of morbidity and mortality. Vaccinations have been shown to reduce infection…Abstract Number: 1997 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immunogenicity of Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Janus Kinase Inhibitors and Controls: Preliminary Results
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of contracting herpes zoster (HZ) and treatment with JAnus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) further adds on…Abstract Number: 0069 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of CD13 as a Potential Cause for SARS-CoV-2-triggered Hyperinflammation and Thrombosis
Background/Purpose: The ectopeptidase CD13, which is highly expressed on stromal and myeloid cells in joints, lung and other tissues, is a known receptor for many…Abstract Number: 0622 • ACR Convergence 2020
Infection-induced MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports
Background/Purpose: Anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and an MPO-ANCA associated glomerulonephritis; both conditions are…Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Burden of Infections in Indian Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: Validation of Observations from the MyoCite Dataset
Background/Purpose: Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), more so in India.[1-3] The objective of this study was…Abstract Number: 0079 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of COVID-19 and Rheumatology Twitter Activity During the Pandemic Months
Background/Purpose: Twitter is a popular social media platform that is widely used to publish information and exchange ideas. There are over 300 million active monthly…Abstract Number: 0627 • ACR Convergence 2020
Complications of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Disease: A Case Series
Background/Purpose: People with rheumatic diseases may be at high risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19; on the other hand, immunomodulatory medications are used as…Abstract Number: 1165 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation of Healthcare Claims Algorithms for Identification of Herpes Zoster Among Children with Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Disease
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a known serious infectious complication in children with autoimmune/autoinflammatory disease and potentially exacerbated by immunomodulatory medications. Information on HZ burden…
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