Outputs (14)

The impact of repeated vaccination on relative influenza vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated adults in the United Kingdom (2022)
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Lim, W. W., Cowling, B. J., Nakafero, G., Feng, S., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S., & Bolt, H. (2022). The impact of repeated vaccination on relative influenza vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated adults in the United Kingdom. Epidemiology and Infection, 150, Article E198. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268822001753

Annual seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for individuals at high risk of developing post-infection complications in many locations. However, reduced vaccine immunogenicity and effectiveness have been observed among repeat vaccinees in som... Read More about The impact of repeated vaccination on relative influenza vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated adults in the United Kingdom.

Is vaccination against COVID-19 associated with psoriasis or eczema flare? Self-controlled case series analysis using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (Aurum) (2022)
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Adams, L., Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Van-Tam, J. S., Williams, H. C., & Abhishek, A. (2022). Is vaccination against COVID-19 associated with psoriasis or eczema flare? Self-controlled case series analysis using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (Aurum). British Journal of Dermatology, 188(2), 297-299. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljac061

Association between Gout Flare and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Gout (2022)
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Cipolletta, E., Tata, L. J., Nakafero, G., Avery, A. J., Mamas, M. A., & Abhishek, A. (2022). Association between Gout Flare and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Gout. Journal of the American Medical Association, 328(5), 440-450. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.11390

Importance: Gout is associated with cardiovascular diseases. The temporal association between gout flares and cardiovascular events has not been investigated. Objective: To investigate whether there is a transient increase in risk of cardiovascular e... Read More about Association between Gout Flare and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Gout.

Serum urate outcomes of treat-to-target urate lowering treatment: results of a nationwide cohort study from 1997 to the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2022)
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Abhishek, A., Cipolletta, E., Nakafero, G., Avery, A. J., Mamas, M., & Tata, L. J. (2022). Serum urate outcomes of treat-to-target urate lowering treatment: results of a nationwide cohort study from 1997 to the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2022-222668

Incidence and pattern of mycophenolate discontinuation associated with abnormal monitoring blood-test results: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum (2022)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Riley, R., Van Der Windt, D., Fox, C. P., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Williams, H. C., & Abhishek, A. (2022). Incidence and pattern of mycophenolate discontinuation associated with abnormal monitoring blood-test results: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(2), Article rkac046. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac046

Objective: The aim was to examine the incidence and pattern of MMF discontinuation associated with abnormal monitoring blood-test results. Methods: Data from people prescribed MMF for common inflammatory conditions in the Clinical Practice Research D... Read More about Incidence and pattern of mycophenolate discontinuation associated with abnormal monitoring blood-test results: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum.

Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment (2022)
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Abhishek, A., Fuller, A., Nakafero, G., Zhang, W., Dumbleton, J., Hawkey, C., Coupland, C., Terkeltaub, R., & Doherty, M. (2022). Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(3), Article rkac086. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac086

Objective: The aim was to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial exploring whether omega-3 fatty acid supplementation limits gout flares during treat-to-target urate-lowering treatment (T2T-ULT). Methods: Adults with at least one gout... Read More about Feasibility of conducting a randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing whether omega-3 fatty acids prevent gout flares when starting urate-lowering treatment.

Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum (2021)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Fox, C. P., Mallen, C. D., & Abhishek, A. (2022). Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum. Rheumatology, 61(7), 2783-2791. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab790

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a prognostic model for LEF discontinuation with abnormal blood test results. METHODS: Data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum were used for model development and external validation, respect... Read More about Development and validation of a prognostic model for leflunomide discontinuation with abnormal blood tests during long-term treatment: cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Gold and Aurum.

What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline? (2021)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., & Abhishek, A. (2021). What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline?. Rheumatology, 60(12), 5785-5794. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab254

Objectives: To examine incidence of treatment changes due to abnormal blood-test results and, to explore rates of treatment changes due to liver, kidney and haematological blood-test abnormalities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) treated with... Read More about What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline?.

β-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study (2021)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Valdes, A. M., Townsend, N., D. Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Mamas, M., & Abhishek, A. (2021). β-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study. Rheumatology, 60(12), 5686-5696. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab234

Objectives: To examine the association between β-blocker prescription and first primary-care consultation for knee OA, hip OA, knee pain and hip pain. Methods: Data source: Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Participants aged ≥40 years in receipt o... Read More about β-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study.

Association between serum urate, gout and comorbidities: a case–control study using data from the UK Biobank (2020)
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Sandoval-Plata, G., Nakafero, G., Chakravorty, M., Morgan, K., & Abhishek, A. (2021). Association between serum urate, gout and comorbidities: a case–control study using data from the UK Biobank. Rheumatology, 60(7), 3243-3251. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa773

Objectives To examine the association between comorbidities and serum urate (SU), gout and comorbidities, and to determine whether the association between gout and comorbidities is independent of SU. Methods We performed a case-control study using UK... Read More about Association between serum urate, gout and comorbidities: a case–control study using data from the UK Biobank.