Risk of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Antitumor Necrosis Factor Alfa Therapy

Introduction. International guidelines recommend interruption of anti-TNF medications in the perioperative period, but there are no randomized trials to support such recommendation. Objectives. To study literature evidence assessing the risk of surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery patients...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Matos da Cunha, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/369565

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