Choice of biologic therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The infection perspective

Current Rheumatology Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-87

  de Keyser, Filip ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biologicals; Infection; Rheumatoid arthritis; Targeted therapies; TNF inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GOLD SALT; GOLIMUMAB; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLIXIMAB; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN; RIFAMPICIN; RITUXIMAB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TOCILIZUMAB; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRACELLULAR BACTERIUM; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SALMONELLOSIS; SCREENING TEST; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 79551665893     PISSN: 15733971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339711794474620     Document Type: Article

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