Abstracts tagged "Infection"

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…
Abstract Number: 445 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Post-Hoc Analysis Of Serious Infection Events and Selected Clinical Factors In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Tofacitinib
J. J. Gomez-Reino¹, A. Hazra², C. Fosser², S. Menon³, S. H. Zwillich², R. Riese² and S. Krishnaswami³, ¹Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Clinical Pharmacology, Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Serious infections (requiring hospitalization or parenteral antibiotics; SIEs)…
Abstract Number: 2332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Lipid Changes and Infection Risk In Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Tofacitinib
W. F. C. Rigby¹, L. Takiya², S. P. Wood³, H. Fan² and T. V. Jones², ¹Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ²Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies have shown an increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus…
Abstract Number: 376 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Of Pneumococcal Infections After Immunisation With Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Compared To Non-Vaccinated Inflammatory Arthritis Patients
Johanna Bengtsson¹, Pierre Geborek², Tore Saxne³, Martin Englund⁴, Ingemar F. Petersson⁴, Jan-Åke Nilsson⁵, Göran Jönsson⁶ and Meliha C. Kapetanovic⁷, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ²Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Section of Rheumatology, Deparment of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁶Lund Universoty, Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Infectious Diseases, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
The risk of pneumococcal infections after immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compared to non-vaccinated inflammatory arthritis patientsBackground/Purpose: The purpose was to examine the risk of…
Abstract Number: 2330 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Lymphocyte Count and Risk Of Infection In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Tofacitinib
R. F. van Vollenhoven¹, R. Riese², S. Krishnaswami², T. Kawabata², C. Fosser², S. Rottinghaus², M. Lamba² and S. H. Zwillich², ¹Clinical Trials Unit Department of Rheumatology, The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cytokines involved in lymphocyte development, function and homeostasis…
Abstract Number: 305 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Devy Zisman^1,2, Haim Bitterman^1,3, Ilan Feldhamer⁴, Doron Comanesther⁴, Erez Battat⁴, Sari Greenberg-Dotan⁴, Sarit Cohen⁵ and Arnon-Dov Cohen⁴, ¹Technion, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ²Rheumatology Unit, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ³Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: To assess the incidence of Herpes Zoster (HZ) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and its relation to treatment regimen:Traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (c-DMARDs)…
Abstract Number: 2166 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Infection Risk With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Use In Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Caroline Y Chang¹, Rika Meyer² and Katherine AB Marzan¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi) are extremely effective in treating Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). However, TNF-α is critical in immune function, raising concerns of…

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