Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonists and the Risk of Hospitalization for Infection in Patients With Autoimmune Diseases
Author(s) -
Carlos G. Grijalva,
Lang Chen,
Elizabeth Delzell,
John W. Baddley,
Timothy Beukelman,
Kevin Winthrop,
Marie R. Griffin,
Lisa J. Herrinton,
Liyan Liu,
Rita OuelletHellstrom,
Nivedita M. Patkar,
Daniel H. Solomon,
James D. Lewis,
Fenglong Xie,
Kenneth G. Saag,
Jeffrey R. Curtis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.1692
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , psoriatic arthritis , rheumatoid arthritis , etanercept , medicaid , hazard ratio , adalimumab , inflammatory bowel disease , ankylosing spondylitis , tumor necrosis factor alpha , immunology , disease , confidence interval , health care , economics , economic growth
Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α antagonists are increasingly used in place of nonbiologic comparator medications, their safety profile remains incomplete.
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