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Do you typically adjust or hold immunosuppression in a well-controlled RA patient who is being treated for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI)?
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Infectious Disease · Mayo Clinic Health System
It depends on the RA activity and shared decision-making with the patient. A lot of these patients are at risk of MAI infection due to their underlying immunosuppression and on higher levels of immunosuppression because they have more severe rheumatoid disease process. Very often it is difficult for...