Publications by authors named "Etienne Gamon"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to investigate how baseline levels of vitamin D affect disease activity, disability, and joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the first year.
- Researchers analyzed data from 645 RA patients in the ESPOIR cohort, categorizing vitamin D levels into deficient, low, and normal groups.
- Results showed that vitamin D deficiency was linked to higher disease activity and disability scores initially and may predict worsening outcomes over 12 months.
Vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal infections in patients with autoimmune disorders under biological therapy: Coverage and attitudes in patients and physicians.
Eur J Intern Med
November 2019
Background: Patients under biological therapy for auto-immune disease are considered immunosuppressed and several recent recommendations highlight the need for vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal infections. The aims of this study were to evaluate influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage among patients receiving biological therapy and identify factors associated with vaccine uptake within this population.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in adult patients attending hospitals for an auto-immune/inflammatory disease and treated with biological therapy.
Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis of data from cohort studies to analyse the diagnostic performances (ie, sensitivity and specificity) of ultrasound (US) for diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease with microscopic crystal detection used as a gold standard.
Methods: We performed a systematic review of articles published up to December 2014 using EMBASE, MEDLINE and Cochrane databases and abstracts from the past two EULAR and ACR annual meetings. Only studies reporting the performance of US for diagnosis of CPPD disease were selected.