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. 2015 Jun 5;350:h2809. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h2809

Table 3.

Hazard ratios for site specific infections comparing matched users and non-users of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors within a 365 days risk period

Infection sites Users of TNF-α inhibitors Non-users of TNF-α inhibitors Hazard ratio (95% CI)
No of patients No of events No of patients No of events
Gastrointestinal 1543 28 1543 24 1.01 (0.55 to 1.86)
Respiratory tract 1543 30 1543 28 0.75 (0.42 to 1.34)
Skin and soft tissue 1543 26 1543 13 2.51 (1.23 to 5.12)
Urological or gynaecological 1543 9 1543 4 2.31 (0.64 to 8.29)
Sepsis 1543 6 1543 4 2.45 (0.65 to 9.19)
Other 1543 8 1543 5 1.24 (0.36 to 4.30)