Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 1195 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Hospitalized Infection Among Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Risk of Hospitalized Infection Among Patients With Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Increased risk of infection has been observed in several autoimmune disorders. …
Abstract Number: 2625 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Multiple Retreatments with Rituximab in Real Life: Long Term Registry Data from 1984 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹, Philippe Ravaud², Thomas Bardin³, Alain Cantagrel⁴, Bernard Combe⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶, RENE MARC FLIPO⁷, Olivier Vittecoq⁸, Thierry Schaeverbeke⁹, Isabelle Pane¹⁰, Jean Sibilia¹¹, Xavier Mariette¹² and on behaf of all of the investigators of the AIR registry and of the French Society of Rheumatology , ¹Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ²Epidemiology, Hotel Dieu, PARIS, France, ³Clinique de Rhumatologie, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris Cedex 10, France, ⁴Rheumatology, INSERM CNRS UMR 1043, Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, Purpan Teaching Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁵Département Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁷Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Teaching Hospital Lille, France., Lille, France, ⁸INSERM U905 & Normandy University, Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine, Rouen, France, ⁹Rheumatology, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁰Epidemiology, Hotel Dieu, Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹²Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Data are very limited concerning the safety of multiple retreatments with rituximab (RTX) in rheumatoid arthritis in common practice. Methods: This is a multicenter…
Abstract Number: 1311 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Causative Pathogens, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Characteristics of Patients with Bacterial Septic Arthritis over Time
Sadao Jinno¹, Carol Sulis² and Maureen Dubreuil^3,4, ¹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²infectious disease, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Boston VA HealthCare System, Boston, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Management of septic arthritis remains a challenge. The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains with reduced vancomycin susceptibility and multi drug resistant (MDR)…
Abstract Number: 2643 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors of Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) in Patients with RA and Sulfasalazine As a Possible Protective Agent
Shinji Motojima¹, Tamao Nakashita², Akira Jibatake¹, Akira Yoshida¹ and Yoshiki Yamamoto¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa city, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa-city, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is a serious complication during the treatment in patients with variety of rheumatic disease. Postmarketing surveillance of infliximab and etnercept…
Abstract Number: 1313 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatologic Diseases in HIV-Infected Patients in the Post-Antiretroviral Therapy Era: The County Experience
Muhsen Al-ani¹, Yasir Abdulqader¹, Robert Myers¹, Napatkamon Ayutyanont‎², Bikash Bhattarai² and Konstantinos Parperis³, ¹Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, phoenix, AZ, ²Research, Maricopa Integrated Health System, phoenix, AZ, ³Rheumatology, Maricopa Integrated Health System and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: HIV infection has been associated with a plethora of rheumatologic diseases, however there are only few studies in the US analyzing the frequency of…
Abstract Number: 3116 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Infections in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic Agentsand/or Methotrexate: Results from Pharmachild Registry
Gabriella Giancane¹, Joost Swart², Francesca Bovis², Elio Castagnola², Andreas Groll², Gerd Horneff², Hans-Iko Huppertz², Daniel J. Lovell², Tom Wolfs², Michaël Hofer², Ekaterina Alexeeva², Violeta Vladislava Panaviene², Susan Nielsen², Jordi Anton², Florence Uettwiller², Valda Stanevicha², Maria Trachana², Denise Pires Marafon³, Constantin Ailioaie², Elena Tsitsami², Sylvia S.M. Kamphuis², Troels Herlin², Pavla Dolezalová³, Gordana Susic², Berit Flato², Flavio Sztajnbok², Angela Pistorio¹, Alberto Martini², Nico Wulffraat² and Nicolino Ruperto², ¹Pediatria II, Reumatologia, PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ²Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ³Istituto Giannina Gaslini, genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Pharmachild is an international registry involving over 100 the Paediatric Rheumatology INternational Trials Organisation (PRINTO)/ the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES) centres in 38 countries. The registry was set up to evaluate long term safety and efficacy…
Abstract Number: 1316 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Prosthetic Joint Septic Arthritis: The Gender Effect
Mary Louise Fowler¹, Sarah B. Lieber², Andy Moore³, Robert Shmerling⁴ and Ziv Paz², ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: In developed countries, certain health outcomes are worse among men. For example, in the US, life expectancy for men is 5 years shorter than…
Abstract Number: 1317 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Patients with MRSA-Positive Septic Arthritis Differ Clinically from Non-MRSA-Positive Counterparts?
Mary Louise Fowler¹, Kevin Byrne¹, Sarah B. Lieber², Andy Moore³, Robert Shmerling⁴ and Ziv Paz², ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Do patients with MRSA-positive septic arthritis differ clinically from non-MRSA-positive counterparts? Mary Louise Fowler3, Kevin Byrne3, Sarah B. Lieber1, Andrew Moore2, Robert H. Shmerling1, Ziv…
Abstract Number: 1351 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases
Mitsuhiro Akiyama¹, Yuko Kaneko² and Tsutomu Takeuchi², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the severe opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. PCP is still a leading cause of death in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1502 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vaccination Program to Prevent Hospital Admissions Due to Serious Respiratory Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Prosprective Study of 294 Patients
Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas¹, Paz Rodríguez-Cundín², Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Ricardo Blanco¹, Nuria Vegas-Revenga³, Carlos Fernández Díaz¹, Virginia Portilla³, FM Antolin², MH Rebollo-Rodrigo², Alfonso Corrales¹, Natalia Palmou-Fontana¹ and Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Preventive Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of infections, especially serious respiratory infections. Immunization is a recommended to reduce these complications.…
Abstract Number: 1684 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Updated Results for Serious Infections in Psoriasis Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry Study
Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, Alan Menter², Philip J Mease³, Sunil Kalia⁴, Francisco Kerdel⁵, Shelly Kafka⁶, James Morgan⁶, Wayne Langholff⁷, Steve Fakharzadeh⁶, Kavitha Goyal⁶ and Alice Gottlieb⁸, ¹Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX, ³Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁸Tufts University School of Medicine (affiliation at the time of the study), Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: To describe the rates of serious infections (SI) in psoriasis (PsO) pts with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) from PSOLAR, & assess risk with biologic therapy.…
Abstract Number: 1925 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interest of Procalcitonin for the Follow-up of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Data from a Cohort of 99 Patients
Anne Lemaire¹, Roderau Outh¹, Alexandre Mania¹, Geoffroy Marceau², Pauline Berland³, Marc Andre⁴ and Olivier Aumaître⁵, ¹Internal Medicine CHU G Montpied, Internal Medicine, CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, ²Biology, Medical Biochemistry, CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, ³Epidemiology, Epidemiology, CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, ⁴Internal Medicine CHU G Montpied, Internal Medicine, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁵Division of internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont–Ferrand, Clermont–Ferrand, France
Background/Purpose: The prognosis of the ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) has improved with the new immunosuppressive treatments but infectious complications remain frequent. Procalcitonin (PCT) is…
Abstract Number: 403 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Rate of Serious Infection in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Under Biologic Therapy in a Real Life Setting
Juliana Brunelli¹, Ana Renata Schmidt¹, Adriana M E Sallum², Cláudia Goldenstein-Schainberg³, Eloisa Bonfa⁴, Clovis A Silva⁵ and Nadia E Aikawa⁶, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Divison, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Most data about infections associated to biologic therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) derive from registries designed to identify general adverse events that have…
Abstract Number: 2049 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serious Infections in RA Offspring Exposed to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Evelyne Vinet¹, Cristiano S. Moura², Jeffrey R. Curtis³, Christian A. Pineau⁴, Michal Abrahamowicz² and Sasha Bernatsky⁵, ¹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi) are increasingly used during RA pregnancy. Most of these are actively transported across the placenta, reaching higher fetal than maternal…
Abstract Number: 523 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Profile of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in France and Its Change in 10 Years
Jerome Avouac¹, Fazia Amrouche², Christophe Meune³, Grégoire Rey⁴, Andre Kahan⁵ and Yannick Allanore⁶, ¹Rheumatology A department and INSERM U1016, Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ³Cardiology department, Université Paris XIII, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Seine-Saint-Denis, Bobigny, France, ⁴Inserm-CépiDc, Hospital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁵Service de Rhumatologie A, Hopital Cochin, Paris Cedex 14, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an excess of mortality. This risk depends on the disease activity, severity and associated comorbidities. Our objective was…

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