Predictors of serious infections in rheumatoid arthritis-a prospective Brazilian cohort.

Ana Luisa Bagno de AlmeidaMaria Fernanda B Resende GuimarãesMaria Raquel da Costa PintoLeticia Rocha PereiraAna Paula Monteiro Gomides ReisKarina Rossi BonfiglioliPaulo Louzada-JuniorRina Dalva Neubarth GiorgiGláucio Ricardo Werner de CastroSebastião Cezar RadominskiClaiton Viegas BrenolAlisson PugliesiLicia Maria Henrique da MotaGeraldo da Rocha Castelar-Pinheiro

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2024)

The use of corticosteroids at moderate doses increased the risk of serious infection in RA patients. Reduced functionality assessed by the HAQ and comorbidities were other important factors associated with serious infection in this cohort.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
disease activity
prognostic factors
ankylosing spondylitis
high intensity