Infectious disease   

Questions discussed in this category



Infection is not part of the criteria for starting treatment both in UpToDate and in NCCN guidelines. 

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

Ann Rheum Dis, 2019 Aug 14

Seminars in hematology, 2013-07

Arthritis Rheum,

Ann Oncol, 2021 Mar 18

Journal of neurovirology, 2018-06

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2021 Jul

Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken), 2018 Aug 22

Urology, 1982-09

Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2009-03

Clin Infect Dis, 2005 Jan 21

Pediatr Transplant, 2014 Sep 08

J Clin Oncol, 2021 Apr 30

Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2014 Nov

Bone Marrow Transplant, 2006 Mar

Perit Dial Int, 2022 Mar

PET Clin, 2020 Feb 11

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2022 Jul 22

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