COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases: risks, outcomes, treatment considerations

R Grainger, AHJ Kim, R Conway, J Yazdany… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges for people with rheumatic disease in
addition to those faced by the general population, including concerns about higher risks of …

Antibody and B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination: the end of the beginning

K Röltgen, SD Boyd - Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved during the past years, interactions between human
immune systems, rapidly mutating and selected SARS-CoV-2 viral variants, and effective …

Outcomes with and without outpatient SARS-CoV-2 treatment for patients with COVID-19 and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a retrospective cohort study

G Qian, X Wang, NJ Patel, Y Kawano, X Fu… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Some patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease and
immunosuppression might still be at risk of severe COVID-19. The effect of outpatient SARS …

DMARD disruption, rheumatic disease flare, and prolonged COVID-19 symptom duration after acute COVID-19 among patients with rheumatic disease: a prospective …

M Di Iorio, CE Cook, KMM Vanni, NJ Patel… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To describe disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) disruption, rheumatic
disease flare/activity, and prolonged COVID-19 symptom duration among COVID-19 …

Breakthrough SARS–CoV‐2 Infections in Patients With Immune‐Mediated Disease Undergoing B Cell–Depleting Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

CM Calabrese, E Kirchner, EM Husni… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with immune‐mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) receiving B cell–
depleting therapy (BCDT) are among the most vulnerable to severe COVID‐19, as well as …

Prolonged COVID-19 symptom duration in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Vaccine …

M DiIorio, K Kennedy, JW Liew, MS Putman… - RMD open, 2022 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective We investigated prolonged COVID-19 symptom duration, defined as lasting 28
days or longer, among people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) …

Effect of DMARDs on the immunogenicity of vaccines

Y van Sleen, KSM van der Geest… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Vaccines are important for protecting individuals at increased risk of severe infections,
including patients undergoing DMARD therapy. However, DMARD therapy can also …

COVID-19 infection and hospitalization risk according to vaccination status and DMARD treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

R Cordtz, S Kristensen, R Westermann, K Duch… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objectives of this study were to investigate the incidence of COVID-19
hospitalization in unvaccinated and vaccinated patients with RA compared with matched …

Temporal trends in COVID-19 outcomes among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: from the first wave through the initial Omicron wave

Y Kawano, NJ Patel, X Wang, CE Cook… - Annals of the …, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate temporal trends in incidence and severity of COVID-19 among
patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) from the first wave through …

Considerations for pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis in the COVID-19 era: a narrative review

R Venkat, ZS Wallace, JA Sparks - Current Rheumatology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the impact of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
(DMARDs) on COVID-19 severity and vaccine immunogenicity and to discuss COVID-19 …