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Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Prior to Initiating Tocilizumab and Tofacitinib in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study

Amir M. Mohareb, Naomi J. Patel, Xiaoqing Fu, Arthur Y. Kim, Zachary S. Wallace and Emily P. Hyle
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2022, 49 (1) 104-109; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210257
Amir M. Mohareb
1A.M. Mohareb, MD, E.P. Hyle, MD, MSc, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School;
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2N.J. Patel, MD, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital;
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Xiaoqing Fu
3X. Fu, MS, Z.S. Wallace, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital;
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Arthur Y. Kim
4A.Y. Kim, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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vol. 49 no. 1 104-109
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https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210257
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34334359

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The Journal of Rheumatology
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0315-162X
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1499-2752
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  • Accepted for publication July 16, 2021
  • Published online January 1, 2022.

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  1. Amir M. Mohareb1⇑,
  2. Naomi J. Patel2,
  3. Xiaoqing Fu3,
  4. Arthur Y. Kim4,
  5. Zachary S. Wallace3 and
  6. Emily P. Hyle1
  1. 1A.M. Mohareb, MD, E.P. Hyle, MD, MSc, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School;
  2. 2N.J. Patel, MD, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital;
  3. 3X. Fu, MS, Z.S. Wallace, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital;
  4. 4A.Y. Kim, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  1. Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Mohareb, 16th Floor, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Email: amohareb{at}mgh.harvard.edu.

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