ArticleKidney medicine2022
Immunosuppression Exposure and Risk of Infection-Related Acute Care Events in Patients With Glomerular Disease: An Observational Cohort Study.
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- Cascade of opportunistic infections in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis under dual immunosuppressive therapy: a case report.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Performance of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation according to diabetic status in the CKD-CAREMEAU cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
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- Glucocorticoid Exposure and Infection in Children and Adults With Glomerular Disease: Findings From the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Study.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2025Article
- Case report: novel NFKB2 variant associated with pediatric eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) in the COVID-19 pandemic.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Article
- Treatment burden in glomerular diseases: advances and challenges in immunosuppressive therapy.Frontiers in nephrology · 2025Review
- Influenza Vaccine Administration and Effectiveness Among Children and Adults With Glomerular Disease.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Acute Care Visits and Subsequent Health-Related Quality of Life among Children and Adults with Glomerular Disease in the Cure Glomerulonephropathy Cohort.Glomerular diseasesArticle
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Use and Immunogenicity in Patients with Glomerular Disease: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Healthcare Claims Data.Glomerular diseasesArticle
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Abstract
Rationale & Objective: Infections cause morbidity and mortality in patients with glomerular disease. The relative contributions from immunosuppression exposure and glomerular disease activity to infection risk are not well characterized. To address this unmet need, we characterized the relationship between time-varying combinations of immunosuppressant exposure and infection-related acute care events while controlling for disease activity, among individuals with glomerular disease. Study Design: Prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study. Setting & Participants: Adults and children with biopsy-proven minimal change disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous nephropathy, or immunoglobulin A nephropathy/vasculitis were enrolled at 71 clinical sites in North America and Europe. A total of 2,388 Cure Glomerulonephropathy Network participants (36% aged <18 years) had at least 1 follow-up visit and were included in the analysis. Exposures: Immunosuppression exposure modeled on a weekly basis. Outcome: Infections leading to an emergency department visit or hospitalization. Analytical Approach: Marginal structural models were used to estimate the effect of time-varying immunosuppression exposure on hazard of first infection-related acute care event while accounting for baseline sociodemographic and clinical factors, and time-varying disease activity. Results: A total of 2,388 participants were followed for a median of 3.2 years (interquartile range, 1.6-4.6), and 15% experienced at least 1 infection-related emergency department visit or hospitalization. Compared to no immunosuppression exposure, steroid exposure, steroid with any other immunosuppressant, and nonsteroid immunosuppressant exposure were associated with a 2.65-fold (95% CI, 1.83-3.86), 2.68-fold (95% CI, 1.95-3.68), and 1.7-fold (95% CI, 1.29-2.24) higher risk of first infection, respectively. Limitations: Absence of medication dosing data, lack of a control group, and potential bias in ascertainment of outcome events secondary to the coronavirus 2 pandemic. Conclusions: Corticosteroids with or without concomitant additional immunosuppression significantly increased risk of infection leading to acute care utilization in adults and children with glomerular disease.
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