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ERN ReCONNET points to consider for treating patients living with autoimmune rh...
Talarico, Rosaria; Ramirez, Giuseppe Alvise; Barreira, Sofia; Cardamone, Chiara; Triggianese, Paola; Aguilera, Silvia; Andersen, Jeanette; Avcin, TadejRecent studies have shown that people who are immunocompromised may inadvertently play a role in spurring the mutations of the virus that create new variants. This is because some immunocompromised individuals remain at risk of getting COVID-19 despite vaccination, experience more severe disease, are susceptible to being chronically infected and remain contagious for longer if they become infected and consideri...
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...
Factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic disease...
Strangfeld, Anja; Schäfer, Martin; Gianfrancesco, Milena A.; Lawson-Tovey, Saskia; Liew, Jean W.; Ljung, Lotta; Mateus, Elsa F.; Richez, ChristopheObjectives: To determine factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic diseases. Methods: Physician-reported registry of adults with rheumatic disease and confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 (from 24 March to 1 July 2020). The primary outcome was COVID-19-related death. Age, sex, smoking status, comorbidities, rheumatic disease diagnosis, disease activity and medications were included as...