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Frequency of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with controls: A population‐based study
Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2002 · Vol. 46(9) · pp. 2287–2293
Michele F. Doran✉(Mayo Clinic)Cynthia S. Crowson(Mayo Clinic)Gregory R. Pond(Mayo Clinic)W. Michael O’Fallon(Mayo Clinic)Sherine E. Gabriel(Mayo Clinic)
Abstract
In this study, patients with RA were at increased risk of developing infections compared with non-RA subjects. This may be due to immunomodulatory effects of RA, or to agents with immunosuppressive effects used in its treatment.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ResearchMedicineRheumatoid arthritisInternal medicineHazard ratioIncidence (geometry)PopulationCohortConfidence intervalCohort studyRetrospective cohort study
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Arthritis, RheumatoidDocumentationFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfectionsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMinnesotaPhysiciansReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesCohort StudiesIncidence
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- Fogarty International Center
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