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Environmental and societal factors associated with COVID-19-related death in pe...
Izadi, Zara; Gianfrancesco, Milena A.; Schmajuk, Gabriela; Jacobsohn, Lindsay; Katz, Patricia; Rush, Stephanie; Ja, Clairissa; Taylor, TiffanyBackground: Differences in the distribution of individual-level clinical risk factors across regions do not fully explain the observed global disparities in COVID-19 outcomes. We aimed to investigate the associations between environmental and societal factors and country-level variations in mortality attributed to COVID-19 among people with rheumatic disease globally. Methods: In this observational study, we de...
Spotlight on latent tuberculosis infection screening for juvenile idiopathic ar...
Piotto, Daniela; Nicacio, Aline; Neto, Agna; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Oliveira Ramos, Filipa; Campanilho-Marques, Raquel; Guedes, Margarida; Cabral, MartaBackground: Rheumatic diseases are associated with an increase in overall risks of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of TB and the frequency of latent TB infection (LTBI), in clinical practice, for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients from high and low risk of TB incidence endemic countries. Methods: This is an international, multicenter, cross-sectional, observation...