Dr GEORGINA NAKAFERO's Outputs (6)

Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data (2024)
Journal Article
Cipolletta, E., Nakafero, G., McCormick, N., Yokose, C., Avery, A., Mamas, M., Choi, H., Tata, L., & Abhishek, A. (2025). Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data. The Lancet Rheumatology, 7(3), E197-E207. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2824%2900248-0

Background
Initiating urate-lowering therapy can trigger gout flares. Gout flares have been associated with a temporally increased risk of cardiovascular events. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with gout... Read More about Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data.

Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in People Newly Diagnosed With Gout (2024)
Journal Article
Cipolletta, E., Nakafero, G., Richette, P., Avery, A. J., Mamas, M. A., Tata, L. J., & Abhishek, A. (2025). Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in People Newly Diagnosed With Gout. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 77(2), 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42986

Objective
To investigate the temporal association between first diagnosis of gout and cardiovascular events in the short-term.

Methods
We performed a self-controlled case series analysis and a cohort study using data from linked primary care, ho... Read More about Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in People Newly Diagnosed With Gout.

Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case–control study (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024). Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case–control study. The Lancet Rheumatology, 6(9), e615-e624. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae160

Background
People with immune-mediated inflammatory disease are at increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia. The effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases has not been evaluated. We investigated t... Read More about Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the UK: a case–control study.

Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Abhishek, A. (2024). Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11(1), Article e001370. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001370

Objective To investigate (1) the UK-wide inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) uptake in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), (2) the association between vaccination against influenza and IBD flare and (3) the effectiveness of IIV in preventin... Read More about Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study.

Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study (2024)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., Abhishek, A., & . (2025). Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study. Rheumatology, 64(3), 962-968. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae160

Objective The uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in people with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) is poorly understood. We investigated the UK wide pneumococcal vaccine uptake in adults with IMIDs and explored the association b... Read More about Uptake and safety of pneumococcal vaccination in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a UK wide observational study.

Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation (2024)
Journal Article
Abhishek, A., Grainge, M., Card, T., Williams, H. C., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Fox, C. P., Mallen, C. D., Stevenson, M. D., Nakafero, G., & Riley, R. (2024). Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation. RMD Open, 10(1), Article e003980. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003980

Background Sulfasalazine-induced cytopenia, nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity is uncommon during long-term treatment. Some guidelines recommend 3 monthly monitoring blood tests indefinitely during long-term treatment while others recommend stopping m... Read More about Risk-stratified monitoring for sulfasalazine toxicity: prognostic model development and validation.