Abstracts tagged "rituximab and vaccines"

Abstract Number: 352 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Meta-Analysis: Influence of Methotrexate, Anti-TNF and Rituximab On the Immune Response to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Patients with Rheumatoïd Arthritis
Charlotte Hua¹, Thomas Barnetche², Bernard Combe³ and Jacques Morel⁴, ¹Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²Rheumatology, CHU Bordeaux Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France, ³Rheumatology, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Dpartment of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: Vaccines against influenza and streptococcus pneumonia are currently recommended for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This meta-analysis assesses current literature data on the impact…