Drug-specific and time-dependent risks of bacterial infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists.

Curtis, Jeffrey R

Drug-specific and time-dependent risks of bacterial infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists. [electronic resource] - Arthritis and rheumatism Dec 2007 - 4226-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0004-3591

10.1002/art.23050 doi


Antibodies, Monoclonal--adverse effects
Antirheumatic Agents--adverse effects
Arthritis, Rheumatoid--drug therapy
Bacterial Infections--chemically induced
Etanercept
Humans
Immunoglobulin G--adverse effects
Incidence
Infliximab
Methotrexate--therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor--therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--antagonists & inhibitors