
Infliximab
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- Goulden B, et al. 2022. A systematic review of live vaccine outcomes in infants exposed to biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in utero. Rheumatology (Oxford). 6;61(10):3902-3906.
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- Kimberlin, D, et al. 2021. “Rotavirus Infections”, Red Book: 2021–2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Mahadevan U, et al. 2013. Placental transfer of anti-tumor necrosis factor agents in pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 11(3):286-92.
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- Meserve J, et al. 2021. Paternal exposure to immunosuppressive and/or biologic agents and birth outcomes in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Gastroenterology. 161(1):107-115.e3.
- Micu MC, et al. 2014. TNF-α inhibitors do not impair sperm quality in males with ankylosing spondylitis after short-term or long-term treatment. Rheumatology (Oxford). 53(7):1250-5.
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- Saougou I, et al. 2013. Fertility in male patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathies treated with infliximab. Joint Bone Spine. 80(1):34-37.
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- Weber-Schoendorfer C, et al. 2015. Pregnancy outcome after TNF-α inhibitor therapy during the first trimester: a prospective multicentre cohort study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 80(4):727-739.
Infliximab
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Infliximab
Selected References:
- Ali Sakr Esa W, et al. 2009. Epidural analgesia in labor for a woman with an intrathecal baclofen pump. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2009 Jan;18(1):64-6.
- Andrade C. 2020. Individualized, High-Dose Baclofen for Reduction in Alcohol Intake in Persons With High Levels of Consumption, J Clin Psychiatry. Aug 4;81(4):20f13606.
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- Goldkamp J, et al. 2011. Stiff person syndrome and pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol; 118(2 Pt 2):454-457.
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Infliximab
Selected References:
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1996. Prevention of varicella. MMWR; 45(RR-11);1-36.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2013. Updated Recommendations for Use of VariZIG — United States, 2013. MMWR. 62(28)574-576.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2016. Guidelines for vaccinating pregnant women (2012, updated 2016). http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm
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Infliximab
Selected References:
- Aagaard J, et al. 1991. Prostatic tissue levels of ofloxacin. Urology, 38:380-382.
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