Review: Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and influenza: keeping it in perspective

Author:

Shale Matt1,Czub Markus2,Kaplan Gilaad G.3,Panaccione Remo3,Ghosh Subrata4

Affiliation:

1. Gastrointestinal Section, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom

2. Virology and Emerging Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1

3. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, TRW Centre, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6

4. Division of Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, TRW Centre, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6,

Abstract

The association of opportunistic infections in the context of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibody therapies have attracted widespread attention. The recent H1N1 influenza pandemic brought this into sharp focus with numerous patient queries and physician anxieties. The following short review gives a scientific perspective to this issue including the role of vaccination.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Gastroenterology

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