Rheumatology

Infectious Disease   

Questions discussed in this category



Are you aware of any data regarding relative risk of molluscum contagiosum infection in reference to DMARDs/biologics?

How do you approach ongoing screening for TB in patients with history of treated latent TB, but have ongoing use of DMARDs and/or biologics given quan...

Assuming no symptoms of TB, should patients be treated for latent TB prior to starting TNF inhibitors or other immunosuppressive agents?

Do you just use antibiotic prophylaxis if therapy is started prior to meningococcal vaccination?

Hepatitis screening labs revealing Hep B ag and core positivity with positive PCR

Does treatment with B-cell depletion and/or negative anti-spike antibody status despite COVID mRNA vaccination influence your decision?


Papers discussed in this category


Arthritis Rheumatol, 2016 Jan

Arthritis care & research, 2012-05

Arthritis care & research, 2017-03

Clin Exp Dermatol, 2018 May 24

Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2008-10

Clin Rheumatol, 2006 Dec 21

Rheumatol Int, 2020 Sep 18

N Engl J Med,

Mediterr J Rheumatol, 2020 Jun 11

Clin Infect Dis,

Ann Rheum Dis, 2019 Aug 14

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2022 Nov 03

Frontiers in immunology, 2021 Apr 12

Arthritis Rheum,

Journal of neurovirology, 2018-06

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2021 Jul

Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken), 2018 Aug 22

Scientific reports, 2017 Aug 10

Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2018-09-21

The Journal of clinical investigation, 2021 Dec 15

Molecular systems biology, 2023 Mar 15

BMJ open, 2024 May 13

Clin Microbiol Infect, 2018 Feb 07

PET Clin, 2020 Feb 11

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2022 Jul 22

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2017-10

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2016 Jan

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 May 20

Medicine, 2014 Oct

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2013-07

Rheumatology international, 2011 Feb 23

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jun 01

Arthritis care & research, 2016 Jan

Lupus, 2014 Feb 06

Current opinion in rheumatology, 2018 Jul

European journal of medical research, 2009 Dec 07

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2018 Jun 27

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015-08-01

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jul 24

The Lancet. Neurology, 2009-08

The Journal of infection, 2011-11

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 Nov 15

Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 Feb 26

Lupus, 2014 Jul 30

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12

The American journal of medicine, 2024 Mar 16