opportunistic infections and rheumatoid arthritis Archives

Abstract Number: 2490 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Herpes Zoster and Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
K. L. Winthrop¹, H. Valdez², E. Mortensen³, R. Chew⁴, S. Krishnaswami⁵, T. Kawabata⁵ and R. Riese⁴, ¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ³Global Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) i.e. ‘shingles'. Tofacitinib, a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor investigated as a…

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