Are infections in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis more frequent than in healthy children? A prospective multicenter observational study

• Main Authors: Clara Udaondo (Author), Esmeralda Núñez Cuadros (Author), Sara Murias (Author), Agustin Remesal (Author), Rosa Alcobendas (Author), Concepción Guerrero (Author), Sara Guillen-Martin (Author), Marta Escuredo (Author), Esther Aleo (Author), Daniel Alonso (Author), Alfredo Tagarro (Author), Eloisa De Santiago (Author), Marisol Camacho-Lovillo (Author), Fatima Diaz (Author), Dolores Arenas (Author), Pilar Camacho (Author), Maria Jose Lirola (Author), Mariana Díaz Almirón (Author), Cristina Calvo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundChildren with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) might be at a higher risk of infection. Our objectives are to describe and compare infection rates in patients with JIA vs. healthy patients.MethodsA prospective, multicenter observational study was performed in Spain from January 2017 to J...