Figure 4.

Infection rates from 5 years before to 5 years after index date, stratified by index date during 2000–2010 or 2011–2020. Results are based on approximately 70% of the study population, who had ⩾ 5 years of medical history before index date: 16,334 people with multiple sclerosis, 31,340 general population controls and 6203 people with rheumatoid arthritis. Shaded area: 95% confidence interval.

PY: person-year; RTI: respiratory tract infection; SSTI: skin and subcutaneous tissue infection; UTI: urinary tract infection.