Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyOf 313 patients whose outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy was managed by an ID physician, only 39 [12.5%, 95% CI (8.8%–16.1%)] had clinical decisions influenced by erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), or both.
Katarina Jackson +4 more
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Patient education and disease activity: A study among rheumatoid arthritis patients [PDF]
, 1997 Objective: To determine whether patients experiencing high disease activity derive more benefit from patient education than those experiencing low disease activity.
Brus, H.L.M. +5 more
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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2017 Although the better management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has significantly improved the long-term outcome of affected patients, a significant proportion of these may develop associated comorbidities including cardiometabolic complications. However, it
Berardicurti, O. +11 more
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How age and sex affect the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in early rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are two commonly used measures of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Glas, C.A.W. +5 more
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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with anti-tumor necrosis factor or tocilizumab therapy as first biologic in a global comparative observational study [PDF]
, 2017 Objective To compare clinical effectiveness between tocilizumab and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs initiating ...
Aassi, Maher +4 more
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Microfluidic-Based Measurement Method of Red Blood Cell Aggregation under Hematocrit Variations
Sensors, 2017 Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are considered to be promising biomarkers for effectively monitoring blood rheology at extremely low shear rates.
Yang Jun Kang
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Immune-mediated inflammation promotes subclinical atherosclerosis in recent-onset psoriatic arthritis patients without conventional cardiovascular risk factors [PDF]
, 2018 Studies on the inflammatory burden in recent-onset psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients without conventional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are not available.
Capani, Francisco +8 more
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Seven-year follow-up of infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with severe long-standing refractory disease : attrition rate and evolution of disease activity [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: This study is based on the results from a Belgian expanded access program in which patients with active refractory and erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were treated with intravenous infusions of infliximab in combination with methotrexate.
Vander Cruyssen, Bert +3 more
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Romanian Journal of Internal MedicineThe aim of the study was to assess the etiological distribution of patients with an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) over 100 mm/hour and to evaluate differences in demographic, comorbidity, laboratory characteristics, and clinical outcomes.
Holoğlu Esen Nur +2 more
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Age affects joint space narrowing in patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Joint space narrowing ( JSN) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be a manifestation of (primary) osteoarthritis becoming more prominent with age. We investigated the severity and predictors of JSN progression among different age groups. Methods:
Akdemir, G. (Gülşah) +10 more
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