The incidence of opportunistic infections in patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with biologic and targeted synthetic agents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Athanasios Vassilopoulos (Author), Fadi Shehadeh (Author), Gregorio Benitez (Author), Markos Kalligeros (Author), Joanne S. Cunha (Author), Cheston B. Cunha (Author), Eleftherios Mylonakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Biologic (bDMARD) and targeted synthetic (tsDMARD) disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs have broadened the treatment options and are increasingly used for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). These agents block different pro-inflammatory cytokines or specific intracellular signalin...