Research Article

Frequency of Hospitalized Infections Is Reduced in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Received Biological and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs after 2010

Table 2

Classification of infection and its frequency of infection and whole group.

Type of infection (% of infection/% of total)

Respiratory infection:24 (64.9%/8.72%)
 Bacterial pneumonia10 (26.3%/3.64%)
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia4 (10.5%/1.45%)
 Tuberculosis3 (7.9%/1.1%)
 Nontuberculous mycobacteria3 (7.9%/1.1%)
 Acute exacerbation of chronic lower respiratory diseases2 (5.3%/0.72%)
 Fungus infection2 (5.3%/0.72%)
Herpes zoster4 (10.5%/1.45%)
Skin/soft tissue2 (5.4%/0.73%)
Sepsis2 (5.4%/0.73%)
Acute sinusitis1 (2.7%/0.36%)
Kidney/urinary1 (2.7%/0.36%)
Bone/joint1 (2.7%/0.36%)
Digestive1 (2.7%/0.36%)
Viral infection1 (2.7%/0.36%)