Serious infections in people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) or giant cell arteritis (GCA): a time-trend national US study

ConclusionsIncidence of serious infections, especially sepsis, increased in both PMR and GCA cohorts over time. Interventions to improve serious infection outcomes in PMR/GCA are needed.Key Points•PMR/GCA patients with hospitalized  serious infections were 2 decades older than the general population.•Sepsis surpassed pneumonia as the commonest hospitalized  serious infection in PMR/GCA in 2011–2012.•Sepsis, female sex, comorbidity, Medicare/Medicaid insurance, and urban location were associated with higher healthcare utilization and in-hospital mortality.
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research