Open AccessRisk for Serious Infection With Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Michael George,
Joshua F. Baker,
Kevin Winthrop,
Jesse Y. Hsu,
Qufei Wu,
Lang Chen,
Fenglong Xie,
Huifeng Yun,
Jeffrey R. Curtis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1539-3704
pISSN - 0003-4819
DOI - 10.7326/m20-1594
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , cohort , rheumatology , physics , optics
Low-dose glucocorticoids are frequently used for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other chronic conditions, but the safety of long-term use remains uncertain.