Anti-TNF therapy is associated with an increased risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis especially in the first 6 months of treatment: updated results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register with special emphasis on risks in the elderly.

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Published in Rheumatology (Oxford) on July 31, 2010

Authors

James B Galloway1, Kimme L Hyrich, Louise K Mercer, William G Dixon, Bo Fu, Andrew P Ustianowski, Kath D Watson, Mark Lunt, Deborah P M Symmons, BSRBR Control Centre Consortium, British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register

Author Affiliations

1: Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Department of Infectious Diseases, North Manchester General Hospital, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.

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