Opportunistic Infection

For organ transplant recipients with HIV, kidneys from deceased donors with HIV are noninferior those from donors without HIV, according to data from a U.S. multicenter observational trial.

Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases should be screened for tuberculosis, hepatitis B and other infections before starting disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, according to new guidelines published by EULAR.

In preparation for the second consecutive all-virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, organizers aimed to improve digital components of the meeting, said conference chair Sharon L. Hillier, PhD.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive abatacept demonstrate similarly low rates of opportunistic infections as those treated with a placebo, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Those with the most severe degree of HIV are at greater risk for developing HF, according to data presented at CROI.

We as rheumatologists are blessed with a surfeit of remarkable therapies and capabilities for controlling disease that we only dreamed about a short generation ago. With these capabilities have come new responsibilities that have — in some ways — stretched our scope of practice. Allow me to discuss just a few examples.