Trial of early aggressive therapy in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

…, D Milojevic, MG Punaro, P Chira… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether aggressive treatment initiated early in the course of rheumatoid
factor (RF)–positive or RF‐negative polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can …

Transitioning youth with rheumatic conditions: perspectives of pediatric rheumatology providers in the United States and Canada

P Chira, T Ronis, S Ardoin, P White - The Journal of rheumatology, 2014 - jrheum.org
Objective. To assess North American pediatric rheumatology providers’ perspectives on
practices, barriers, and opportunities concerning the transition from pediatric-centered to adult-…

Classification, presentation, and initial treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis in childhood

…, A Stevens, D McCurdy, P Chira… - … : Official Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
… Use of TMP/SMX in ARChiVe patients was higher than that reported by Belostotsky et al (6)
(51% versus 29%); however, except for 1 patient, it was prescribed as P jiroveci pneumonia …

Comparing presenting clinical features in 48 children with microscopic polyangiitis to 183 children who have granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's): an …

…, A Lasky, S Nielsen, K O'Neil, P Chira… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
P , 0.05 versus patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) (GPA). … P , 0.05
versus patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) (GPA). ‡ P , 0.001 versus …

Clinically inactive disease in a cohort of children with new-onset polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with early aggressive therapy: time to achievement …

…, RP Sundel, DS Milojevic, MG Punaro, P Chira… - The Journal of …, 2014 - jrheum.org
Objective. To determine the elapsed time while receiving aggressive therapy to the first
observation of clinically inactive disease (CID), total duration of CID and potential predictors of …

[PDF][PDF] Improved disease course associated with early initiation of biologics in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: trajectory analysis of a Childhood Arthritis and …

…, A Chang‐Hoftman, V Chauhan, P Chira… - Arthritis & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the effects of early introduction of biologic disease‐modifying
antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) on the disease course in untreated polyarticular juvenile …

Idiopathic autoimmune chronic hepatitis triggered by hepatitis A.

SM Rahaman, P Chira, RS Koff - American Journal of …, 1994 - search.ebscohost.com
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a well-recognized cause of acute hepatitis with jaundice
in adults. However, chronic sequelae of HAV infection are so rare and so poorly defined that …

Childhood‐onset lupus nephritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry: Short‐term kidney status and variation in care

…, A Chang‐Hoftman, V Chauhan, P Chira… - Arthritis Care & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The goal was to characterize short‐term kidney status and describe variation in
early care utilization in a multicenter cohort of patients with childhood‐onset systemic lupus …

Multisite randomized clinical trial evaluating an online self-management program for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

…, M Blakley, R Carrasco, P Chira… - Journal of pediatric …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
… These regression coefficient estimates and their standard errors were compared against
a t-sampling distribution for testing statistical significance (p < .05). Potential moderators of …

Differences in healthcare transition views, practices, and barriers among North American pediatric rheumatology clinicians from 2010 to 2018

KR Johnson, C Edens, RE Sadun, P Chira… - The Journal of …, 2021 - jrheum.org
Objective Since 2010, the rheumatology community has developed guidelines and tools to
improve healthcare transition. In this study, we aimed to compare current transition practices …