7 Result(s)

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Correlates of breakthrough Omicron (B.1.1.529) infections in a prospective cohort of vaccinated patients with rheumatic diseases

Data on the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the durability of protection against the prevalent Omicron variant are scarce, especially in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). Hence, we ...

Libin Benny, Pankti Mehta, Sakir Ahmed, Aby Paul… in Rheumatology International (2023)

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Effects of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases with hybrid immunity

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases with a previous infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus have exaggerated responses to a single dose of COVID-19 vaccination as compared to fully vaccinated infection naive...

Aparna R. Menon, Somy Cherian, Aby Paul, Kripesh Kumar… in Rheumatology International (2023)

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Interplay of diabetes mellitus and rheumatic diseases amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: influence on the risk of infection, outcomes, and immune responses

Outcomes of COrona VIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) in patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) reported in various studies are heterogenous owing to the influence of age and comorbidities which have a significant be...

Pankti Mehta, Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Olena Zimba, George D. Kitas… in Clinical Rheumatology (2022)

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Effectiveness of delayed second dose of AZD1222 vaccine in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease

There is paucity of data on extended dosing interval between two doses of AZD1222 (AstraZeneca) in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (AIRD). We aimed to study the humoral response and rate of breakth...

Pankti Mehta, Aby Paul, Sakir Ahmed, Somy Cherian, Ameya Panthak… in Clinical Rheumatology (2022)

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Systemic lupus erythematosus in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic: infection, vaccination, and impact on disease management

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) form a vulnerable group in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disease management. We conducted this overview by searches through Medline/PubMed, Sc...

Pankti Mehta, Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Olena Zimba, George D. Kitas in Clinical Rheumatology (2022)

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Juvenile dermatomyositis with gingival vasculopathy

Hiba Khan, Pankti Mehta, Latika Gupta in Clinical Rheumatology (2021)

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Understanding and managing anti-MDA 5 dermatomyositis, including potential COVID-19 mimicry

Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (MDA-5) Dermatomyositis (MDA5, DM) is a recently identified subtype of myositis characteristically associated with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease ...

Pankti Mehta, Pedro M. Machado, Latika Gupta in Rheumatology International (2021)