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Prognosis of pneumonia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the role of medication and disease activity prior to admission a population-based cohort study.

Mette Holland-FischerReimar W ThomsenUlrik TarpMette Nørgaard
Published in: RMD open (2021)
Overall, RA does not increase mortality following hospitalisation for pneumonia. However, high RA disease activity prior to admission predicts increased pneumonia mortality in patients regardless of prednisolone use.
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