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Incidence and Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients Initiating Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Ian Hennessee
  • , Kaitlin Benedict
  • , Nathan C. Bahr
  • , Shari R. Lipner
  • , Jeremy A.W. Gold

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

In a commercial claims database analysis, <0.5% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis developed an invasive fungal infection (IFI) within 1 year of initiating tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy. Histoplasmosis was the most common IFI type. Overall IFI incidence varied based on region, underlying conditions, and use of certain immunosuppressive medications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)364-366
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2025
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Keywords

  • TNF-α inhibitors
  • histoplasmosis
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • invasive fungal infections
  • rheumatoid arthritis

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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