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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Davies, Rebecca
• Dixon, William G
• Watson, Kath D
• Lunt, Mark
• Symmons, Deborah P M
• Hyrich, Kimme L

Titel

Influence of anti-TNF patient warning regarding avoidance of high risk foods on rates of listeria and salmonella infections in the UK

Ist Teil von

• Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2013-03, Vol.72 (3), p.461-462

Ort / Verlag

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Quelle

BMJ Journals Archiv - DFG Nationallizenzen

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) plays a pivotal role in the control of bacterial intracellular infection. 1 The introduction of anti-TNF therapy to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) prompted the investigation of infection rates within these patients. 2 Following an early signal of an increased risk of tuberculosis in anti-TNF treated patients, 3 there have been many reports suggesting an increased risk of other intracellular bacterial infections, including listeria and salmonella. 4 5 Indeed, the BSR Biologics Register (BSRBR) has reported an increase of such infections within anti-TNF treated patients compared with patients treated with non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. 6 In response to these findings, patient information leaflets for anti-TNF agents (etanercept (ETN), infliximab (INF), adalimumab (ADA)) were modified in the UK in January 2006 advising patients to avoid high risk foods, such as raw eggs and poultry, which are associated with an increased risk of these infections. 7-9 Given the addition of this advice, we investigated the rate of bacterial intracellular infection, before and after these guidelines were introduced, in RA patients treated with anti-TNF therapy within the BSRBR. 10 A total of 11 723 patients with RA starting their first anti-TNF on enrolment in the BSRBR were included.