Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 2543 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Concomitant Methotrexate Administration on the Risk of Infections Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Anti-TNF in Real-World
John Kelsall¹, Anna Jaroszynska², Louis Bessette³, Raman Joshi⁴, Isabelle Fortin⁵, Jacqueline Stewart⁶, Keltie Anderson⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Eliofotisti Psaradellis⁹, Francois Nantel¹⁰, Karina Maslova¹¹, Brendan Osborne¹², Cathy Tkaczyk¹² and Allen J Lehman¹¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Private practice, Burlington, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, CHUL de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁴William Osler Health Centre-Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, ON, Canada, ⁵Centre de Rhumatologie De l’Est du Quebec, Rimouski, QC, Canada, ⁶Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁷University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰19 Green belt Dr, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is routinely used among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with anti-TNF agents to enhance treatment efficacy and minimize the dose of biologic…
Abstract Number: 1000 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Cytomegalovirus Viremia Is Associated with Increased Nosocomial Infections and Prolonged Hospitalization in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
John McKinnon¹, Junying Zhou², Jenna Hudy¹, Sara Hegab¹ and Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon³, ¹Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Both subclinical cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia and CMV disease have been associated with adverse outcomes in select immunosuppressed populations, including an increased incidence of other…
Abstract Number: 2575 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Presence of Staphylococcal Toxins in the Urine of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Laura Grace¹, Marwan Bukhari², Robert Lauder³, Lisa Bishop^4,5 and Adam Taylor¹, ¹Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³Biomedical & Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ⁴Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ⁵University Hopsitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease of unknown etiology;with a pathogenesis that is due to a mixture of genetic, immunological and environmental factors. A…
Abstract Number: 1003 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography Changes during the Course of Septic Arthritis ARE Associated with Functional Outcome
Emeline Gaigneux¹, Grégoire Cormier², Oriane Merot³, Yves Maugars⁴ and Benoit Le Goff⁴, ¹rheumatology unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²rheumatology unit, Hospital, La roche sur Yon, France, ³rheumatology unit, Hospital, Saint Nazaire, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Background/Purpose: The main goal of this study was to describe the US changes observed during the course of septic arthritis and their association with…
Abstract Number: 2618 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors of Severe Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab in the French Registry Regate (REGISTRY –ROACTEMRA)
Jacques Morel^1,2, Arnaud CONSTANTIN³, Gabriel Baron⁴, Emmanuelle Dernis⁵, Rene-Marc Flipo^6,7, Stephanie Rist Bouillon⁸, Bernard Combe⁹, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹⁰, Thierry Schaeverbeke^11,12, Martin Soubrier¹³, Olivier Vittecoq¹⁴, Maxime Dougados¹⁵, Alain Saraux¹⁶, Xavier Mariette¹⁷, Philippe Ravaud¹⁸ and Jean Sibilia¹⁹, ¹Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ³Rheumatology, CHU Purpan - Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, ⁴Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France, ⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier, Le Mans, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Hopital R Salengro CHRU, Lille, France, ⁷Rheumatology, University Hospital, Lille, France, ⁸Rhumatologie, Hopital La Source, La Source, France, ⁹Département Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹¹Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹²Rheumatology, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital &INSERM U905, Rouen, France, ¹⁵Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, Brest, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Rheumatology department, Bicetre Hospital, Paris-Sud University, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ¹⁸Centre d’Épidémiologie Clinique, AP-HP (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris), Hôpital Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: Observational studies have already reported the risk of serious infections in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with tocilizumab but in limited samples. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1193 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Rate According to Cause in Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Meta-Analysis
Khushboo Sheth^1,2, Chia-Ling Kuo³, Dhruv Modi⁴ and Christopher Scola⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, Farmington, CT, ²Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, ⁴Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital and Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Background/Purpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare syndrome of excessive immune activation associated with high mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment can reduce mortality among these patients.…
Abstract Number: 2620 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Retrospective Analysis for Determining the Signs and Symptoms of Infections before They Become Serious in Tocilizumab-Treated RA Patients Using a Postmarketing Adverse Events Reporting Database
Tatsuya Atsumi¹, Yoshiaki Ando², Yukiko Hayashi², Shinichi Matsuda², Riwa Tanaka², Nobuhiro Takagi² and Ayako Nakasone², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ²Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Given that tocilizumab (TCZ) directly inhibits IL-6 signaling and strongly suppresses the inflammatory reaction, there is concern that the signs and symptoms associated with…
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…

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