Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 273 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutropenia With Tocilizumab Treatment Is Not Associated With Increased Infection Risk In Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Fabrizio De Benedetti¹, Hermine Brunner², Eileen M. Baildam³, Ruben Burgos-Vargas³, Gerd Horneff³, Hans-Iko Huppertz³, Kirsten Minden⁴, Barry L. Myones², Karen Onel⁵, Jianmei Wang⁶, Kamal N. Bharucha⁷, Daniel J. Lovell², Alberto Martini⁸ and Nicolino Ruperto³, ¹IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesú, Rome, Italy, ²PRCSG, Cincinnati, OH, ³PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Children’s University Hospital Charite/German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, ⁶Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁷Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ⁸Pediatria II, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: In the phase 3 TENDER trial of tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), decreases in neutrophil count were commonly observed.…
Abstract Number: 1804 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Mycophenolate On the White Blood Cell Count and the Frequency of Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ananta Subedi¹, Hong Fang² and Michelle Petri², ¹Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Leukopenia is a common manifestation of SLE. Addition of immunosuppressive therapy is of concern, in that it could worsen leukopenia; increase the risk of…
Abstract Number: 1461 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Corticosteroid Use In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients On Infliximab: Treatment Implications Based On A REAL-WORLD Canadian Population
Boulos Haraoui¹, Algis V Jovaisas², William G. Bensen³, Rafat Y. Faraawi⁴, John T. Kelsall⁵, Sanjay Dixit⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, John S. Sampalis⁷, Francois Nantel⁸, Susan M. Otawa⁹, Allen J. Lehman⁹ and May Shawi¹⁰, ¹Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatologist, KW Musculoskeletal Research Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada, ⁵Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canadian Rheumatology Association1 recommends that addition of corticosteroids (CS) should be considered only for the shortest period possible in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…
Abstract Number: 1370 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prednisone Is a Risk Factor For Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia In Patients With Rheumatic Diseases: A Case-Control Study With 36 Cases
Wieneke van den Hombergh¹, Annelies van Ede², J. Fransen³, Femke BG lamers-Karnebeek³, Saskia Kuipers⁴ and Matthijs Janssen⁵, ¹Rheumatology, UMC st. Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, UMC st Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Microbiology, UMC st Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungal pathogen that causes pneumonia in immunocompromized hosts. Prednisone is frequently suggested as a risk factor for developing pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with rheumatic diseases. If prednisone…
Abstract Number: 1276 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunologic Monitoring and Infectious Complications In Pediatric Rheumatology Patients Treated With Rituximab
Alysha Taxter¹, Kathleen E. Sullivan² and Jon Burnham³, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Immunology ARC 1216, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody increasingly used in immunologic and malignant conditions to deplete B cells. Suppression of humoral immunity after rituximab exposure may…
Abstract Number: 1046 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Incidence Of Influenza Like Illness In Pregnant Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Women Without Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Receive An Influenza Vaccination
Yunjun Luo¹, Diana L. Johnson², Ronghui Xu³ and Christina D. Chambers¹, ¹Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla, CA, ³Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Influenza infection poses significant risk to pregnant women, therefore it is recommended that all pregnant women be vaccinated. However, it is unknown whether the…
Abstract Number: 803 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Of Serious Infections In Patients Receiving Rituximab For Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From The British Society For Rheumatology Biologics Register-Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lucía Silva-Fernández^1,2, Mark Lunt³, Audrey S. Low², Kath D. Watson³, BSRBR Control Centre Consortium², Deborah P. Symmons², Kimme L. Hyrich⁴ and On behalf of the BSRBR⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain, ²Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵British Society for Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the United Kingdom (UK), rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, is currently used to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have failed…
Abstract Number: 807 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perioperative Use Of Anti-Rheumatic Agents Does Not Increase Early Postoperative Infection Risks: A Veteran Affairs’ Administrative Database Study
Zaki AbouZahr¹, Andrew Spiegelman², Maria Cantu³ and Bernard Ng⁴, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Michael E DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College Of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Evidences for perioperative management of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic agents (BA) are sparse, and limited mainly to methotrexate & specific surgeries…
Abstract Number: 780 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serious Infection Rates Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Receiving Corticosteroids and Immunosuppressants
Candace H. Feldman¹, Linda T. Hiraki², Francisco M. Marty³, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer⁴, Jessica M. Franklin⁵, Daniel H. Solomon^6,7, Seoyoung C. Kim⁸ and Karen H. Costenbader⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁵Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Div. of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁹Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Infections are among the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); approximately 50% have a serious infection during…
Abstract Number: 730 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Mediated Immune Responses To Influenza and Herpesvirus Antigen Stimulation Are Conserved But Adversely Impacted By Immunosuppressive Therapy and Active Infection In Patients With Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
John McKinnon¹, Robbie Mailliard², Dawn McClemens-McBride³, Donald Jones³, Charles Rinaldo Jr.⁴ and Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon⁵, ¹Infectious Disease, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Reactivation of chronic herpesvirus infections is not uncommon in immunosuppressed patients, including those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). The effects of GPA disease and…
Abstract Number: 744 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Infectious Side Effects and Immunoglobulin Levels In The Maintenance Rituximab Vs Azathioprine For ANCA-Associated Vasculitides Trial
Loic Guillevin¹, Christian Pagnoux², Alexandre Karras³, Chahera Khouatra⁴, Olivier Aumaître⁵, Pascal Cohen⁶, Olivier Decaux⁷, Hélène Desmurs-Clavel⁸, Pierre Gobert⁹, Thomas Quemeneur¹⁰, Claire Blanchard-Delaunay¹¹, Pascal Godmer¹², Xavier Puechal¹³, Pierre-Louis Carron¹⁴, Pierre-Yves Hatron¹⁵, Nicolas Limal¹⁶, Mohamed Hamidou¹⁷, Francois Maurier¹⁸, Thomas Papo¹⁹, Matthias Büchler²⁰, Bernard Bonnotte²¹, Philippe Ravaud²² and Luc Mouthon²³, ¹Internal Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ²Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, PARIS, France, ³Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴CHU Lyon, Lyon, France, ⁵Division of internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont–Ferrand, Clermont–Ferrand, France, ⁶National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, Paris, France, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France, ⁸University of Lyon, LYON, France, ⁹Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Avignon, France, ¹⁰Internal medicine, CHR de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ¹¹Internal Medicine, Hôpital de Niort, Niort, France, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique de Vannes, Vannes, France, ¹³Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ¹⁴Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Claude Huriez University Hospital, Lille, France, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France, ¹⁷Internal Medicine Department, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ¹⁸HP Metz Belle Isle Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Metz, France, ¹⁹Internal Medicine, University Paris-7, INSERM U699, APHP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁰Nephrology, University Hospital of Tours, TOURS, France, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Dijon, Dijon, France, ²²Epidemiology, Hopital Hotel Dieu, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ²³Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: MAINRITSAN trial (NCT 00748644) results demonstrated that 500 mg of rituximab (RTX) every 6 months was superior to azathioprine (AZA) to maintain ANCA-associated–vasculitis (AAV)…
Abstract Number: 745 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rate Of Infection and Development Of Malignancy In Patients With ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Treated With Rituximab: A Meta-Analysis From Randomized Trials
Carolina Mejia-Otero¹, Carlos J. Lozada² and Luis Arias-Urdaneta³, ¹Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL, ²Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Over the past 40 years failures to achieve remission in a proportion of patients and the potential development of significant adverse effects have been…
Abstract Number: 2679 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence Rates Of Serious Infections and Infection Subtypes Among Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Enrolled In Medicaid, According To Medication Use
Linda T. Hiraki¹, Candace H. Feldman², Mary Beth Son³, Jessica M. Franklin⁴, Michael A. Fischer⁴, Daniel H. Solomon⁵, Seoyoung C. Kim⁶, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer⁷ and Karen H. Costenbader², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Boston, MA, ⁶Div. of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Div. of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Incidence Rates Of Serious Infections and Infection Subtypes Among Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Enrolled In Medicaid, According To Medication UseBackground/Purpose: We investigated incidence rates…
Abstract Number: 531 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influenza Infection Of MHC-I Transgenic Mice Reveals That Erap Is Necessary and Sufficient For Generation Of The B27-Specific Immunodominant Epitope
Ali Akram¹ and Robert Inman², ¹Institute of Medical Science and Department of Immunology, University of Toronto and University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Immunlogy and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although HLA-B27 and ERAP are known to confer susceptibility to spondyloarthritis (SpA), the role of these elements in modulating host response to infection is…
Abstract Number: 2358 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Subcutaneously Administered, Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody Inhibitor Of The IL-6 Receptor Alpha: 12 Week Infection Rates By Level Of Circulating Neutrophils In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Kevin L. Winthrop¹, Tanya Momtahen², Stefano Fiore³, Steven P. Weinstein⁴, Janet van Adelsberg⁵, Richard Wu⁶ and Neil Graham⁷, ¹Dept of Infectious Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Program Direction, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Clinical Science, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Clinical Development, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶BioStatistics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁷Program Direction, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha subunit of the IL-6 receptor (IL-6Rα). IL-6 blockade is associated with a reduction in…

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