Risk of Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Joint Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients-A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Namrata SinghRajeshwari NairMichihiko GotoMartha L CarvourRyan CarnahanElizabeth H FieldPetar LenertMary Vaughan-SarrazinMarin L SchweizerEli N Perencevich

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Prior diagnosis of RA does not increase the risk of recurrent S. aureus PJI. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of different RA therapies on outcomes of episodes of PJI.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis patients
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
staphylococcus aureus
systemic lupus erythematosus
ankylosing spondylitis
type diabetes
biofilm formation
escherichia coli
metabolic syndrome
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
candida albicans