TY - JOUR AU - Thomas, Konstantinos AU - Argyriou, Evangelia AU - Kapsala, Noemin AU - Panagiotopoulos, Alexandros AU - Chalkia, Aglaia AU - Hadziyannis, Emilia AU - Boki, Kyriaki AU - Katsimbri, Pelagia AU - Boumpas, Dimitrios T. AU - Giannou, Panagiota AU - Petras, Dimitrios AU - Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/20 TI - Serious infections in ANCA-associated vasculitides in the biologic era: real-life data from a multicenter cohort of 162 patients JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - 90 VL - 23 IS - 1 AB - Serious infections (SI) are common in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) like granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Real-life data regarding their incidence and predisposing factors—after the introduction of B cell depleting agents—are limited while data quantifying the risk per treatment modality and year of the disease are missing. Here, we aim to describe in details the incidence and the risk factors for SI in a contemporary AAV cohort. SN - 1478-6362 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02452-8 DO - 10.1186/s13075-021-02452-8 ID - Thomas2021 ER -