Table 2.

Patients’ vaccination status and biologic or DMARD treatment. Values are n (%) unless otherwise specified.

CharacteristicsValues
Patients with a history of vaccination with PPSV2388 (67.7)
Time since vaccination, mos, mean (range)45 (0–180)
Biologic treatment
  Infliximab59 (45.4)
  Etanercept21 (16.2)
  Adalimumab16 (12.3)
  Tocilizumab17 (13.1)
Duration of biologic treatment, mos, mean (range)43.4 (1–192)
Methotrexate54 (41.5)
Steroids25 (19.4)
Steroid dose, mean (range)7.3 (1–20)
  • DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; PPSV23: pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23.