Effect of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy on immune response to trivalent influenza vaccine in rheumatoid arthritis

Background & objectives: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases may be at an increased risk of infection due to disease and use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy. The present study was done to evaluate the immune response to influenza vaccination in patients with rheum...

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Main Authors: Vikramraj K Jain, Nandhini Bhashini, L Karthik Balajee, Sujatha Sistla, Subhash Chandra Parija, Vir Singh Negi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=145;issue=4;spage=464;epage=470;aulast=Jain