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. 2009 Oct;15(10):1556–1561. doi: 10.3201/eid1510.090310

Table 1. Reported diseases associated with anti–TNF-α therapy and therapy implicated for 105 cases of NTM disease, US Food and Drug Administration MedWatch database, 1999–2006*.

Disease Infliximab Etanercept Adalimumab
Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 73) 51 17 5
Ankylosing spondylitis (n = 5) 1 3 1
Psoriasis (n = 4) 2 2 0
Crohn disease (n = 8) 8 0 0
Other (n = 15)† 11 3 1

*TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteria.
†Includes Wegener granulomatosis (n = 2), dermatomyositis (n = 1), uveitis (n = 1), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (n = 1), and not reported (n = 10).