Leflunomide-associated infections in rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2201-2203

  Jenks, Katey A ^a   Stamp, Lisa K ^b   O'Donnell, John L ^b   Savage, Ruth L ^c   Chapman, Peter T ^a,b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Infection; Leflunomide; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG ULCER; LIVER FUNCTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; NEW ZEALAND; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; ISOXAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, HEPATIC;

EID: 35949002068     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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