Factors associated with severe infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aya EmbabyLobna A MagedHoda M Abdel-HamidKhaled T El HadidiPublished in: Infection (2024)
Age > 60 years, diabetes, and history of previous serious infections are risk factors for severe/critical COVID-19, while vaccination has a protective role in RA patients. Infection particularly when severe is associated with risk of disease flare.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- early onset
- end stage renal disease
- disease activity
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- drug induced
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus