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GuidelineArthritis care & research2023

2022 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for Vaccinations in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

Anne R Bass, Eliza Chakravarty, Elie A Akl, Clifton O Bingham, Leonard Calabrese, Laura C Cappelli, Sindhu R Johnson, Lisa F Imundo, Kevin L Winthrop, Reuben J Arasaratnam and 31 more

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In one paragraph

Guideline in Arthritis care & research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
40.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

41 authors at 20 institutions in 3 countries.

Anne R BassHospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-3225-8351
Eliza ChakravartyOklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City.
Elie A AklAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Clifton O BinghamJohns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-4752-5029
Leonard CalabreseCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0002-1789-4923
Laura C CappelliJohns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-2795-7059
Sindhu R JohnsonToronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0591-2976
Lisa F ImundoColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
Kevin L WinthropOregon Health & Science University, Portland.ORCID 0000-0002-3892-6947
Reuben J ArasaratnamVA North Texas Health Care System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
Lindsey R BadenBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Roberta BerardChildren's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2780-0617
S Louis BridgesHospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-3785-1389
Jonathan T L CheahUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester.
Jeffrey R CurtisUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham.ORCID 0000-0002-8907-8976
Polly J FergusonUniversity of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Ida HakkarinenGreenbelt, Maryland.
Karen B OnelHospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
Grayson SchultzAthens, Ohio.
Vidya SivaramanThe Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus.
Benjamin J SmithFlorida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee.ORCID 0000-0002-6612-0473
Jeffrey A SparksBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-5556-4618
Tiphanie P VogelBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-0857-133X
Eleanor Anderson WilliamsThe Permanente Medical Group, Union City, California.
Cassandra CalabreseCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Joanne S CunhaBrown University, Brown Physicians Inc., and Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Providence, Rhode Island.
Joann FontanarosaECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Miriah C Gillispie-TaylorBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Elena GkrouzmanUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester.ORCID 0000-0001-8852-1430
Priyanka IyerUniversity of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange.
Kimberly S LakinHospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-9343-5545
Alexandra LeggeDalhousie University and QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mindy S LoBoston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-2328-3536
Megan M LockwoodGeorgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.ORCID 0000-0001-8863-219X
Rebecca E SadunDuke University, Durham, North Carolina.ORCID 0000-0001-7768-3565
Namrata SinghUniversity of Washington, Seattle.
Nancy SullivanECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Herman TamBritish Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5805-0639
Marat TurgunbaevAmerican College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, Georgia.
Amy S TurnerAmerican College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0001-7695-2022
James RestonECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Hospital for Special Surgery · USECRI Institute · USAmerican College of Rheumatology · USBaylor College of Medicine · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USCleveland Clinic · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USAmerican University of Beirut · LBBC Children's Hospital · CABoston Children's Hospital · USBrown University · USColorado Permanente Medical Group · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USDalhousie University · CADuke University · USFlorida State University · USGeorgetown University · USLondon Health Sciences Centre · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CA

Funding

Improving shared decision-making around the use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cancerK23AR079588 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Namrata Singh · 2022 to 2026
$821k
NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR079588
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of vaccinations in children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).

methodsThis guideline follows American College of Rheumatology (ACR) policy guiding management of conflicts of interest and disclosures and the ACR guideline development process, which includes the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. It also adheres to the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) criteria. A core leadership team consisting of adult and pediatric rheumatologists and a guideline methodologist drafted clinical population, intervention, comparator, outcomes (PICO) questions. A review team performed a systematic literature review for the PICO questions, graded the quality of evidence, and produced an evidence report. An expert Voting Panel reviewed the evidence and formulated recommendations. The panel included adult and pediatric rheumatology providers, infectious diseases specialists, and patient representatives. Consensus required ≥70% agreement on both the direction and strength of each recommendation.

resultsThis guideline includes expanded indications for some vaccines in patients with RMDs, as well as guidance on whether to hold immunosuppressive medications or delay vaccination to maximize vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy. Safe approaches to the use of live attenuated vaccines in patients taking immunosuppressive medications are also addressed. Most recommendations are conditional and had low quality of supporting evidence.

conclusionApplication of these recommendations should consider patients' individual risk for vaccine-preventable illness and for disease flares, particularly if immunosuppressive medications are held for vaccination. Shared decision-making with patients is encouraged in clinical settings.

Indexed as

Antirheumatic AgentsMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic DiseasesRheumatologyChildHumansUnited StatesVaccinationAntirheumatic Agents

Identifiers

PMID36597813
PMCPMC10291822
OpenAlexW4313488176

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