Abstract:
:Biological treatments aiming to neutralize TNF-alpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha) (infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept) are increasingly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although increased frequency has not been observed in randomized clinical trials with TNF-alpha antagonist agents, postmarketing surveillance suggests that infections might be serious consequences of these therapies. Our aim was to compare infections in patients with RA under treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and TNF-alpha antagonists in a university outpatient rheumatology clinic in Turkey. A total of 130 RA patients treated with DMARDs and 48 treated with TNF-alpha antagonists were analysed for the incidence of infections. Patients taking TNF-alpha antagonists were also reviewed for infections before these therapies. The incidence of serious infections was 7/100 patient-years before TNF-alpha antagonists and 8.6/100 patient-years in DMARDs group. The incidence rose to 17/100 patient-years during therapy with TNF-alpha antagonists. In patients with RA on routine follow-up, treatment with TNF-alpha antagonists seems to carry an increased risk of infections compared to traditional DMARDs.
journal_name
Rheumatol Intjournal_title
Rheumatology internationalauthors
Inanc N,Direskeneli Hdoi
10.1007/s00296-006-0165-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-11-01 00:00:00pages
67-71issue
1eissn
0172-8172issn
1437-160Xjournal_volume
27pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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