Open AccessHerpes Zoster Risk Factors in a National Cohort of Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Jay R. McDonald,
Angelique Zeringue,
Liron Caplan,
Prabha Ranganathan,
Hong Xian,
Thomas E. Burroughs,
Victoria J. Fraser,
Fran Cunningham,
Seth A. Eisen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/598331
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , veterans affairs , etanercept , adalimumab , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , prednisone , cohort , rheumatoid factor , surgery , confidence interval
Herpes zoster occurs more commonly in patients taking immunosuppressive medications, although the risk associated with different medications is poorly understood.
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