Abstracts tagged "Infection"

Abstract Number: 1801 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Vaccine-refractory Patients with Autoimmune Diseases: A Prospective Cohort Study
Ioanna Minopoulou¹, Koray Tascilar², Giulia Corte¹, Melek Yalcin Mutlu¹, Katja Schmidt², Daniela Bohr¹, Fabian Hartmann², Bernhard Manger², Arnd Kleyer³, David Simon¹, Thomas Harrer², Georg Schett⁴ and Filippo Fagni¹, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology / Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) and particularly those treated with B-cell-depleting agents frequently fail to develop humoral responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations and have…
Abstract Number: 2305 • ACR Convergence 2023
Infection Vulnerability in Pregnant Women with and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr Hiba Khogali¹, Ghada Al‐Bluwi², Virgie Guy² and Ali Al Dhanhani³, ¹Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, ²College of Medicine, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, ³UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women of childbearing age. Pregnant women with SLE have higher rates of…
Abstract Number: 0203 • ACR Convergence 2023
Projecting the Impact on Clinical Outcomes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis of Delaying Retreatment with Rituximab for Vaccine Optimization
Zachary Wallace¹, Aaron Wu², Shruthi Srivatsan², Naomi Patel², Jeffrey Sparks³, Eli Miloslavsky², Hyon K. Choi⁴, Peter Merkel⁵, John Stone⁶ and Emily Hyle², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is effective for maintaining remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) but increases risks for vaccine-preventable severe infections and reduces the immune response to…
Abstract Number: 0588 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long Term Safety and Predictors of Serious Infections Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Rituximab: Audit from a Single Center Biologic Registry
Augustine Jose¹, Aishwarya Gopal¹, Mamatha Gorijavolu¹, Anna C Das², Jagan Babu K L¹, Amrita Nayak¹, Chengappa Kavadichanda¹ and Molly Mary Thabah¹, ¹Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India, ²St.Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is increasingly being employed to treat refractory systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). Though the drug is effective there is a high risk of adverse…
Abstract Number: 1324 • ACR Convergence 2023
Previous History of Serious Infection Is Associated with the Use of IL-6 Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Wales, UK
Roxanne Cooksey¹ and Ernest Choy², ¹Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy has revolutionised the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Randomised control trials have shown that IL-6 inhibitors are superior to adalimumab, a TNF…
Abstract Number: 1856 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Rates in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Therapy in the Rheumatology Clinic at the Orlando VA Healthcare System – a Quality Improvement Project
Kathlyn Camargo Macias¹, Ravi Shahu Khal¹, Ariail Schmitz², Kathleen McCabe¹, Taylor Kann¹, Marilyn Mosquera³ and Ashwini Komarla⁴, ¹University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, St. Cloud, FL, ³University of Central Florida, Casselberry, FL, ⁴ORLANDO VAMC, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster is a painful rash that involves one to three adjacent dermatomes, secondary to reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV). About 95 %…
Abstract Number: 2309 • ACR Convergence 2023
Enterococcus Gallinarum Prevalence in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Luis Vega Sevilla¹, Oscar E. Alvarez-González², Janett Riega-Torres³, Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor³, Diana Carolina Rubio Torres⁴, Lucio Vera Cabrera⁵, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁶, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza⁷, Rodrigo J. Castillo-de la Garza⁵, Mario Alberto Aguilera Valenciano⁵, wendy Escalante⁵ and Hector Guerra⁸, ¹Hospital Universitario UANL, Garcia, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Dr. José Eleuterio González, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, ⁸Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is associated with epithelial defects and disrupted intestinal barrier, risking bacterial translocation, and promoting systemic inflammation, known as dysbiosis, which…
Abstract Number: 0204 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Severe Infections Associated with Immunoglobulin Deficiency Under Rituximab Therapy in Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
Claire Rempenault¹, Cedric Lukas², Léa Tardivon³, Claire Daien⁴, Bernard G. Combe⁵, Philippe GUILPAIN³ and JACQUES MOREL⁶, ¹Universary Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ²CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴University Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ⁶Protocole thérapeutique immuno-rhumatologie, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: Literature data on the increased risk of severe infection regarding hypogammaglobinemia related to RTX in IMID are controversial and sparse. We proposed to evaluate…
Abstract Number: 0663 • ACR Convergence 2023
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Hospitalized Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis
Saman Tanveer, Chun Pan and Faria Sami, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue disorders, including systemic sclerosis (SSc), are associated with an increased risk of infections. Infections are the most common diagnosis during hospitalizations and…
Abstract Number: 1334 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Malignancies and Serious Infections Between Etanercept Biosimilar and Bio-Originator Initiators: Population-Based Analyses
Marina Birck¹, Luck Lukusa², Michal Abrahamowicz³, Gilles Boire⁴, Denis Choquette⁵, Walter P. Maksymowych⁶ and Sasha Bernatsky¹, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²RI-MUHC, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Verdun, QC, Canada, ⁴Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Treatment safety, particularly malignancy and infections, is an important issue for biologics; hence, surveillance and analyses comparing biosimilar versus bio-originator use in the real…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2023
Response to Sars-Cov2 Vaccination in Rheumatic and Neurological Patients Treated with Different Immunosuppressive Therapies
Cristina Calomarde Gomez¹, Raquel Ugena García¹, Julia Valera², Melisa Mena², Maria Esteve², Irma Casas², jose Antonio Dominguez-Benitez², lidia Carabias-Ane², isaac Nuño-Ruiz², Cristina ramo-Tello², Javier Santesmases², Lourdes Mateo Soria³ and Melania Martinez Morillo¹, ¹Rheumatology department. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³HOSPITAL GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL, Badalona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Vaccination against SARS-CoV2 has been the primary global strategy to prevent severe forms of this respiratory infection. However, multiple studies have shown that patients…
Abstract Number: 2312 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fungal Infections in Hospitalized Patients of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis
Saman Tanveer and Chun Pan, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppressive therapy is the cornerstone of management in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Patients on immunosuppressive therapy are at increased risk of developing…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2023
Changes in Serum Rheumatoid Factor Following Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus Infection with Interferon or Direct Antiviral Therapy
Jamie Chieh Lo¹, Ying-Nan Tsai², Cheng-Hao Tseng³, Yao-Chun Hsu⁴ and Song-Chou Hsieh⁵, ¹School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ³Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ⁴I-Shou University School of Medicine, E-Da Hospital Center of Liver Diseases, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ⁵National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with autoimmune extrahepatic manifestations including increased production of autoantibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF). Prior to…
Abstract Number: 0680 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk Factors for Hypogammaglobulinemia and Association with Relapse and Severe Infections in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Retrospective Single-Centre Cohort Study
Johanne LIBERATORE¹, Yann Nguyen², Jerome HADJADJ³, Pascal Cohen⁴, Luc Mouthon⁵, Xavier Puéchal⁶, Loic Guillevin⁷ and Benjamin Terrier⁸, ¹Centre Hospitalier ANGOULEME, Angouleme, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France., Montmorency, France, ³Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴CHU Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵Hopital Cochin - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁶National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ⁷University Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion induced by rituximab (RTX) in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a risk factor for hypogammaglobulinemia. Aggregating data on the kinetics of gammaglobulin levels…
Abstract Number: 1445 • ACR Convergence 2023
SLESIS-R: An Improved Score for Prediction of Serious Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on the RELESSER Prospective Cohort
Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa¹, Maria Jesus Garcia de Yebenes², JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO³, Maria Galindo-Izquierdo⁴, Jaime Calvo- Alén⁵, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro⁶, Raúl Menor-Almagro⁷, Eva Tomero Muriel⁸, Mercedes Freire González⁹, Clara Sanguesa Gomez¹⁰, Loreto Horcada¹¹, Ricardo Blanco¹², Esther Uriarte Isacelaya¹³, Maria J. García-Villanueva¹⁴, Javier Narvaez¹⁵, Jose Rosas¹⁶, Silvia Gómez-Sabater¹⁷, Clara Moriano Morales¹⁸, Jose Luis Andreu-Sánchez¹⁹, Vicente Torrente-Segarra²⁰, Elena Aurrecoechea Aguinaga²¹, Ana Pérez Gómez²², Javier Novoa Medina²³, Eva Salgado-Pérez²⁴, Nuria Lozano Rivas²⁵, Carlos Montilla-Morales²⁶, maria esther ruiz-lucea²⁷, Marta Arévalo Salaet²⁸, Carlota Iñíguez²⁹, Lorena Expósito³⁰, Mónica Ibáñez-Barceló³¹, Gema Bonilla³², Irene Carrión-Barberà³³, Celia Erausquin³⁴, Angela Pecondon-Español³⁵, Francisco Javier Toyos Sáenz de Miera³⁶, Tatiana Cobo³⁷, Alejandro Muñoz³⁸, Jorge Juan Fragio³⁹, Jose Eloy Oller⁴⁰, Beatriz Tejera Segura²³ and Jose-Maria Pego-Reigosa⁴¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²InMusc, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital of 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Bioaraba Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ⁶Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Jerez, Puerto De Santa María, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁰Severo Ochoa Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, University Hospital of Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis University General Hospital, Alicante. Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moises Broggi,, Sant Joan Despí, Spain, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ²²Rheumatology, Hospital Principe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, ²³Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Ourense, Ourense, Spain, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ²⁷Hospita de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁸Rheumatology Department University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ³⁰Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, ³¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ³²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³³Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ³⁴Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ³⁵Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ³⁶Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ³⁷Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain, ³⁸Hospital universitario Virgen del Rocío, El Viso de Alcor, Spain, ³⁹Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁴⁰Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁴¹Rheumatology, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of serious infections that varies with the severity of the disease, use of immunosuppressives,…

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