Publications by authors named "Maritza Ruiz-Zapata"
Incidence and factors related to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis from a health service provider in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza Harrison David Ospina-Arzuaga Maritza Ruiz-Zapata
Ther Adv Infect Dis
November 2022
Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to intrinsic characteristics of the pathology and the medications used to treat it. The aim was to evaluate the incidence of and factors related to SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with RA in Colombia.
Methods: This was an observational study of patients diagnosed with RA who were treated at a health care institution in Colombia.