Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Serious Infections Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study

The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop

(2015) Roger Chou et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Review: bDMARDs are linked to increased risk for infection compared with conventional synthetic DMARDs in RA

(2014) Ami Schattner   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Biologic Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Risk of Opportunistic Infections: A Meta-analysis

(2014) Irene S. Kourbeti et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Morphine Induces Defects in Early Response of Alveolar Macrophages to Streptococcus pneumoniae by Modulating TLR9-NF- B Signaling

(2014) J. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Impact of Epidural Analgesia on Mortality and Morbidity After Surgery

(2013) Daniel M. Pöpping et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

“Serious skin & soft tissue infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients taking anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha drugs: a nested case–control study”

(2013) Ngoc J Wasson et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bacteremia in patients receiving TNF-alpha antagonists – A prospective multicenter study

(2013) Pierre Loulergue et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

A systematic review of validated methods for identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis using administrative or claims data

(2013) Cecilia P. Chung et al.   VACCINE

Risk Factors and Prognosis of Pulmonary Complications After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Neoplasia

(2012) Chan Hyuk Park et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

The risk of infections associated with rheumatoid arthritis, with its comorbidity and treatment

(2012) J. Listing et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY

Depletion and recovery of lymphoid subsets following morphine administration

(2011) EY Zhang et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antagonists and the Risk of Hospitalization for Infection in Patients With Autoimmune Diseases

(2011) Carlos G. Grijalva et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Morphine, but Not Trauma, Sensitizes to Systemic Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

(2011) Jessica M. Breslow et al.   Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Does Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-  Therapy Affect Risk of Serious Infection and Cancer in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?: A Review of Longterm Data

(2011) E. C. KEYSTONE   JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY

Use of Opioids or Benzodiazepines and Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

(2011) Sascha Dublin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Recent advances in opioid prescription for chronic non-cancer pain

(2011) Saowarat Snidvongs et al.   POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL

The association between systemic glucocorticoid therapy and the risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analyses

(2011) William G Dixon et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and the effects of exposure misclassification on the risk of hospital admission

(2010) Carlos G. Grijalva et al.   ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH

Mechanisms of Opioid-Mediated Inhibition of Human T Cell Receptor Signaling

(2009) C. Borner et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Research Gaps on Use of Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline

(2009) Roger Chou et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Alteration of lymphocyte opioid receptors in methadone maintenance subjects

(2009) Tipa Toskulkao et al.   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Age and Sex Trends in Long-term Opioid Use in Two Large American Health Systems Between 2000 and 2005

(2009) Stephen M. Thielke et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Usefulness of prescription monitoring programs for surveillance-analysis of Schedule II opioid prescription data in Massachusetts, 1996-2006

(2009) Nathaniel Katz et al.   PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY

De Facto Long-term Opioid Therapy for Noncancer Pain

(2008) Michael Von Korff et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Computerized definitions showed high positive predictive values for identifying hospitalizations for congestive heart failure and selected infections in Medicaid enrollees with rheumatoid arthritis

(2008) Carlos G. Grijalva et al.   PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY

Changing patterns of medication use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a Medicaid population

(2008) C. G. Grijalva et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY

The methodology of self-controlled case series studies

(2008) Heather J Whitaker et al.   STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

Opioids and the Management of Chronic Severe Pain in the Elderly: Consensus Statement of an International Expert Panel with Focus on the Six Clinically Most Often Used World Health Organization step III Opioids (Buprenorphine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Morphine, Oxycodone)

(2008) Joseph Pergolizzi et al.   Pain Practice