Natalia Mena-Vázquez, Rocío Redondo-Rodriguez, Marta Rojas-Gimenez, Carmen María Romero-Barco, Clara Fuego-Varela, Nair Perez-Gómez, Isabel Añón-Oñate, Patricia Castro Pérez, Aimara García-Studer, Ana Hidalgo-Conde, Rocío Arnedo Díez de Los Ríos, Eva Cabrera-César, Maria Luisa Velloso-Feijoo, Sara Manrique-Arija, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutiérrez, Myriam Gandía-Martínez, Pilar Morales-Garrido, Francisco Javier Godoy-Navarrete, Coral Mouriño-Rodriguez, Francisco Espildora, María Carmen Aguilar-Hurtado, Antonio Fernández-Nebro
OBJECTIVE: To describe severe infection, foci of infection, microorganisms, associated factors, and impact on mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was based on a multicenter prospective cohort of patients with RA-ILD followed up from 2015 to 2023. The main outcome measures were incident severe infection and fatal infection. We evaluated infectious foci, etiologic agents, vaccination status, variables associated with lung function, and clinical-therapeutic variables in RA...
2024: Frontiers in Immunology