Incidence and Risk Factors for Infections Requiring Hospitalization, Including Pneumocystis Pneumonia, in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Incidence and Risk Factors for Infections Requiring Hospitalization, Including Pneumocystis Pneumonia, in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be complicated by different infections, but risk factors for these are not fully elucidated. Here, we assessed the incidence of and risk factors for infections requiring hospitalization (IRH) including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with RA. Methods...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Hashimoto, Shiori Suto, Kouichiro Horie, Hidefumi Fukuda, Shinichi Nogi, Kanako Iwata, Hirotaka Tsuno, Hideki Ogihara, Misato Kawakami, Akiko Komiya, Hiroshi Furukawa, Toshihiro Matsui, Shigeto Tohma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6730812

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