Monitoring of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)/cytomegalovirus (CMV)/varicella-zoster virus (VZV) load in patients receiving tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis

Joint Bone Spine. 2018 Mar;85(2):259-260. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.02.010. Epub 2017 Mar 28.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Ebstein–Barr virus (EBV); Rheumatoid arthritis; Tocilizumab; Viral load.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid*
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections*
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • tocilizumab