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Master of Public Health

Opioid analgesics and the risk of serious infections among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A self-controlled case series study.

AUTHORS

Wiese AD , Griffin MR , Stein CM , Mitchel EF , Grijalva CG , . Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.). 2015 10 16; ().

ABSTRACT

Animal and in vitro studies suggest that certain opioid analgesics impair crucial immune functions. We sought to determine if opioid use is associated with an increased risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Animal and in vitro studies suggest that certain opioid analgesics impair crucial immune functions. We sought to determine if opioid use is associated with an increased risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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