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Abstracts tagged "Infection"

  • Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Time Trends in Overall Infection Risk in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritides Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors

    Aron Hjalti Bjornsson1, Telma Thrastardottir2, Bjorn Gudbjornsson3 and Thorvardur Love4, 1Landspitali University Hospital and the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, 3Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, 4Landspitali University Hospital and the University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Background/Purpose: Infections are a known complication of disease-modifying therapy in rheumatic patients but have also been associated with the diseases being treated. Biosimilars have increased…
  • Abstract Number: 1619 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Receipt of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries Initiating Immunosuppressive Medications for ANCA Vasculitis

    Carolyn Thorpe, Ryan Hickson, Sherrie Aspinall, Vimal Derebail, Xinhua Zhao, Joshua Thorpe, Binxin Cao, Alexa Ehlert, Ronald Falk and Susan Hogan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Infections are the leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in patients with ANCA vasculitis (AV). Multiple AV treatment guidelines recommend antimicrobial prophylaxis during treatment…
  • Abstract Number: 2267 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Explainable Machine Learning to Predict Hospitalized Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Hsin-Hua Chen1 and Wen-Nan Huang2, 1Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 2Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, College of Medicine National Chung Hsing University, Department of Business Administration, Ling-Tung University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a 1.85-fold higher risk of all-cause mortality and a 2.74 fold higher risk of infection-related mortality compared…
  • Abstract Number: 0218 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Incidence and Risk Factors for Breakthrough COVID-19 After Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

    Yumeko Kawano1, Xiaosong Wang1, Naomi Patel2, Grace Qian1, Emily Kowalski1, Katarina Bade3, Kathleen Vanni1, Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP): RA/SLE1, Zachary Williams2, Claire Cook2, Shruthi Srivatsan2, Zachary Wallace4 and Jeffrey Sparks5, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, tixagevimab/cilgavimab (Evusheld), a combination of monoclonal antibodies directed against the SARS-CoV2 spike protein,…
  • Abstract Number: 0983 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Association Between Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs and Short-term Outcomes of Dengue: A Population-based, Cohort Study

    I-Feng Lin1, Hsin-Hua Chen2, Theodore Tsai3 and Nicole Huang4, 1National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, 3Takeda Vaccines, Cambridge, MA, 4Master of Public Health Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Dengue is the leading vectorborne disease globally with half of the global population at risk, including Puerto Rico in the United States. Previously, we…
  • Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2023

    High Incidence of Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases in Sepsis Survivors: A Nationwide Exposed-non-exposed Epidemiological Study

    Arthur Mageau1, Alois Helary2, Stephane Ruckly3, Andrey Strukov2, Thomas Papo1, Jean-Francois Timsit1 and Karim Sacre1, 1Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, 2Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, 3INSERM, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Previous studies have shown that immune dysregulation associated with severe…
  • Abstract Number: 2281 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Epidemiology and Risk of Brain Abscess in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-based Study

    Ke-Hung Lin1, Tzu-Min Lin1 and Chi-Ching Chang2, 1Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, 2Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disorder with high morbidity and mortality. Although CNS infections account for only 0.53–2.25% of all infections…
  • Abstract Number: 0014 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The 330 Genetic Risk Loci of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Now Known Are Consonant with Multiple Causal Mechanisms Involving Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Encoded Transcription Co-factors (TFs) in EBV-Infected B Cells

    Viktoryia Laurynenka1, Xiaoting Chen2, sreeja Parameswaran2, Leah Kottyan2, Matthew Weirauch2, Iouri Chepelev3, Kenneth Kaufman3 and John Harley3, 1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 3US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: Association of EBV infection with SLE, data suggesting an anti-EBNA1 molecular mimicry fostering SLE autoimmunity, and mechanisms in EBV infected B cells support a…
  • Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Risk Factors and Outcomes for Repeat COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Case-control Study

    Emily Kowalski1, Xiaosong Wang1, Naomi Patel2, Yumeko Kawano1, Claire Cook2, Kathleen Vanni1, Grace Qian1, Katarina Bade3, Shruthi Srivatsan2, Zachary Williams2, Zachary Wallace4 and Jeffrey Sparks5, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: As initial COVID-19 infections become nearly ubiquitous and the available prevention and treatment strategies evolve, patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may be…
  • Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Association of Treatment and Disease Activity with Antibiotic Use and Hospitalized Infection Among People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Baseline Data from a Longitudinal Study in the ArthritisPower Registry

    Kelly Gavigan1, Esteban Rivera2, Odette Kolenky3, Cassie Clinton4, Emily Holladay4, David Curtis5, Laura Stradford6, Jeffrey Curtis4, W. Benjamin Nowell6, Christian Curtis7 and Michael George8, 1Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 2Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, 3Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5Global Healthy Living Foundation, San Francisco, CA, 6Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, 7Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, 8University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Infections are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Little is known about the risk of non-serious…
  • Abstract Number: 1670 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Exacerbation of Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases in COVID19 Sequelae

    CAMILA CAETANO1, Tamiris Azamor1, Nikki M. Meyer1, Cassandra Calabrese2, Leonard Calabrese2, Nicolas Piuzzi3, M. Elaine Husni2, Suan-Sin Foo1 and Weiqiang Chen1, 1Cleveland Clinic / Infection Biology Program, Global Center for Pathogen Research and Human Health, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic / Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH, 3Cleveland Clinic / Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Patients with underlying immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), have a higher susceptibility to severe COVID19…
  • Abstract Number: 2283 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Among Patients Living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Sweden: Coverage and Clinical Effectiveness

    Arthur Mageau1, Julia Simard2, Elisabet Svenungsson3 and Elizabeth Arkema4, 1Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden / Internal Medicine Unit, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France, 2Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 3Department of Medicine Solna, Unit of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 4Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Real-world data assessing the effectiveness of the anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccination in patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are currently lacking. We aimed to describe…
  • Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Experience in Real-World Conditions of the Effectiveness of the Vaccine Against Herpes Zoster Virus

    Laura Mas Sanchez1, Pablo Francisco Muñoz Martínez2, Elena Grau Garcia3, Alba Maria Torrat Noves3, Daniel Ramos Castro3, Carmen Riesco Barcena3, Anderson Victor Huaylla Quispe3, Belen Villanueva Mañez3, Iago Alcantara Alvarez3, Samuel Leal Rodriguez3, Marta De la Rubia Navarro1, Ernesto Tovar Sugrañes3, Jose Ivorra Cortes3, Luis Gonzalez Puig3, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech3, Elvira Vicens Bernabeu3, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez3, Isabel Martinez Cordellat3, Hikmat Charia3, Ines Canovas Olmos3, Carmen Najera Herranz3 and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra4, 1Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valéncia, Spain, 2Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Sagunto, Spain, 3Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, 4Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster infection is due to the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), having a high prevalence in elderly and immunocompromised patients. Since the…
  • Abstract Number: 0262 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Destructive Arthritis in Whipple Disease. a Single-center Case Series of 14 Patients

    Xavier Puéchal1, Philippe Blanche2, Olivier Fogel3, Omar Al Tabaa4, Roba Ghossan4, Xavier Ayral4, Jerome AVOUAC5, Maxime Breban6 and Yannick ALLANORE7, 1National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, 2Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 3HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, 4Department of Rheumatology, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 5Rheumatology A Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, 6Department of Rheumatology, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 7Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Whipple disease is a chronic, curable, systemic bacterial infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei. The classic form usually begins with recurrent arthritis, followed years later…
  • Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Association Between COVID-19 and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

    Ogheneyoma Akpoviroro1, Nathan Sausers2, Oghenetejiro Akpoviroro3, Queeneth Uwandu1, Myriam Castagne4, Elga Rodrigues4, Lefulesele Khoalone1, sara Humayun1 and Jameson Woodard1, 1Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 3Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta, 4Boston University, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Describe patients(pts) hospitalized with COVID-19C(C19) who were on disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) before admission(BA); assess if clinical outcomes differed from pts without BA…
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